FORD FUSION Problems - 2010 FORD FUSION Fuel System Gasoline Problems

Fuel System Gasoline Problem on the 2010 FORD FUSION

Car problem(s) with the 2010 FORD FUSION.
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Problem with Fuel System Gasoline

Oct 10, 2014 - Pittsburgh , PA - Gasoline
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Oct 04, 2014 - Diamondhead, MS - Gasoline
DRIVING ON I-10 FROM BILOXI TO DIAMONDHEAD MS CAR LOSES POWER PULL OVER CAR STARTS AGAIN DRIVE 5MILES QUITS AGAIN DRIVE OUT OF GAS STATION ACROSS STREET CAR QUITS AGAIN HAVE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP STARTS THEY CAN'T GET IT TO QUIT I PICK UP CAR DRIVE IT HOME RUNS DRIVE TO CAR WASH RUNS OK WHEN WILL IT QUIT AGAIN WE WILL SEE.

Sep 25, 2014 - Macomb Township, MI - Gasoline
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS CRACK ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE FUEL TANK BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Jul 26, 2014 - Madison , TN - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE GOING 70+ MPH WHEN MY GAS PEDDLE STOPPED WORKING, IT WOULD NOT MAKE MY CAR ACCELERATE. THE RPMS DROPPED DOWN TO 1000-1500 AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AS I SLOWED DOWN THE CAR JUMPED AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS STALLING OUT. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH ALSO ILLUMINATED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, THINKING THAT MY CAR WAS BROKEN DOWN AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GET IT TOWED. I THOUGHT TO RESTART THE CAR AND WHEN I DID, IT RAN FINE. UNTIL 3 DAYS LATER WHEN IT REPEATED THE SAME SYMPTOMS, 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY. IT HAS NOW BEEN A WEEK AND I HAVE HAD COUNTLESS TIMES WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED, MANY TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE, OR BUSY ROADS. JUST TODAY IN A 2 MILE STRETCH THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES!

Jun 12, 2014 - Camby, IN - Gasoline
IT STARTED OUT THAT WHEN I FILLED UP MY FUEL TANK I WOULD TRY TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START, I WOULD HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES THEN IT WOULD START. IT THEN STARTED SHAKING AND IDLING ROUGH WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IT JUST DIED. I WOULD PULL OVER AND START AGAIN THEN WOULD DIE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE VAPOR LOCK THAT WENT BAD WHICH IN TURN CAUSED GAS TO GET INTO MY OIL. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS PART CAUSED FUEL TO GET INTO THE VAPOR CANISTER. RESEARCH HAS SHOWED ME THAT SEVERAL FORD FUSION WITH THE CAP LESS FUEL HAS CAUSED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE SINCE STATED THEY HAVE UPGRADED THE CAP LESS GAS TANK BUT WHAT ABOUT THE 2010. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME 700 FOR BOTH PARTS BUT THE ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. PLEASE HELP.....

Jun 10, 2014 - Straughn, IN - Gasoline
WHEN OUR VEHICLE A 10'FORD FUSION SEL SEDAN STARTED THIS THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE AND DIE WHEN THE SPEED WOULD EXCEED FORTY MPH THEN AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF NOT BEIN ABLE TO DRIVE OVER FORTY MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO AT ALL IT WOULD START AND JERK AND DIE TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN.

Jun 04, 2014 - La Vergne, TN - Gasoline
I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT FORD WILL BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL REGARDING THE DANGEROUS ACCELERATION ISSUE THE FUSIONS ARE HAVING. MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ONCE I HAVE LOST POWER AND THE CAR JERKS AND SPUTTERS. THE ISSUE BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2014 AND WORSENED TODAY, JUNE 4, 2014. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR WRENCHES. I HAVE ONLY TRAVELED BACK ROADS AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR AT A HIGH SPEED DUE TO FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. SO, I AM TAKING MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP ON TOMORROW, JUNE 5TH TO HAVE MY SIMILAR ISSUE DIAGNOSED. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL ONLY BE FOR AN UPDATE TO MY POWER TRAIN SYSTEM; WHICH IS NOT WHAT I READ IN THE LETTER. I WANT TO HAVE MY THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND THE POWER TRAIN UPDATE SO TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE AND MORE DANGEROUS FAILURES. I AM ALSO FEARFUL BECAUSE OF THE 'ONE-TIME' REPAIR PROGRAM, I WILL BE OUT OF LUCK AND A BUNCH OF MONEY SHOULD MY THROTTLEBODY FAIL AFTER THE POWER TRAIN UPDATE.

Jun 01, 2014 - N.Hampton , OH - Gasoline
THE GAS TANK HISSES AND THE CAR BEGINS TO DIE WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING IDOL. THE MANUAL STATES TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RELIEVE THE PRESSURE BY PUSHING THE CAP OF WHERE YOU WOULD PUT THE FUEL IN THIS DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN GAS IS PUT INTO THE CAR TO REFILL THE TANK THE CAR DOES NOT START INSTANTLY. THE IGNITION CONT. TO TURN OVER AND IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES OF TURNING THE KEY TO GET THE CAR TO START. AFTER GAS IS PUT IN THE CAR THE CAR RUNS SLOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO JERK AND DIE WHEN THE CAR STOPS FOR LIGHTS OR TO TURN.

May 24, 2014 - Holly Hill, FL - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY FELT LIKE IT STALLED, BUT IT ACTUALLY HAD NOT. BEFORE I COULD SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD IT BEGAN VIOLENTLY JERKING THE WHOLE CAR. GAS AND BRAKE CONTROLS WERE EFFECTED AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND DIFFICULT TO STOP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD ONCE I GOT OFF THE ROAD. I QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS A WRENCH LIGHT DURING THIS INCIDENT. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. I STARTED TO DRIVE TO THE BODY SHOP I USE AND AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES IT DID IT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I WAS SCARED I WOULD BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. AFTER MAKING IT OFF THE ROAD AGAIN, I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I EVENTUALLY DID GET IT TO MY BODY SHOP, BUT THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND FIX IT!

May 04, 2014 - Allen, TX - Gasoline
TRAVELING ON I-10 NEAR BEAUMONT TX, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER/SPEED. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY, TACHOMETER JUMPING AND WITH BRAKES AND STEERING WORKING. I COULD NOT GET IDLE TO STEADY, WRENCH LIGHT ON; SO I SHUT DOWN ENGINE. RESTARTED WAS SLOW BUT I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL DRIVING. NEXT MORNING TOOK IT TO KINSEL FORD DEALER, THEY CHECKED IT OUT FRIDAY AND FOUND NO ISSUES. YESTERDAY MAY 3RD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. KNOWING THE POSTED THROTTLE BODY ISSUES, KINSEL SHOULD NOT HAVE SENT ME ON A 7 HOUR TRIP BACK TO DALLAS!!! THIS ALMOST GOT ME KILLED.

Apr 14, 2014 - Westminster, MD - Gasoline
TRAVELING ON A ROAD IN ORLANDO FL AND LOST SPEED AND THEN EVENTUALLY LOOSING POWER AND HAD TO DRIFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOME. HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD WENT BAD. HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT A GOOD SPEED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU LOOSE POWER, THANK GOD I DIDNT GET IN A ACCIDENT. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART WITH FORD BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED.

Apr 07, 2014 - Laurel, MD - Gasoline
AFTER DRIVING FOR ~20 MINUTES AND THE ENGINE WARMING UP, THE ENGINE WILL SURGE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER BRAKING. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL OF GAS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THE ENGINE IS DIFFICULT TO START. ONCE STARTED IT RUNS ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WANTS TO LURCH AWAY.

Mar 17, 2014 - Pittsboro, NC - Gasoline
SMELLED GAS AND SAW LEAK FROM TOP OF TANK DOWN SIDE OF TANK BY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL. MECHANIC DROPPED THE TANK AND SAID A SPLIT OCCURRED ON A SEAM THROUGH NO FAULT OF CORROSION. HE BELIEVES IT TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. ALL THE VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED NEVER HAD A LEAKING GAS TANK FROM CORROSION OR OTHERWISE.

Feb 27, 2014 - Lagrange, KY - Gasoline
DRIVING IN FAR LEFT LANE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CAR HAD BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER SITTING IN PARKING LOT ALL DAY. IT WAS 96 DEGREES. CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND SLOW DOWN. I NOTICED THAT THE TOOL LIGHT WAS ON. OBVIOUSLY I HAD ENTERED INTO LIMP MODE AND FOUND A WAY TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO MAKE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ONCE STOPPED ENGINE LOPED ERRATICALLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ENGINE WAS NON-RESPONSIVE TO PEDAL CHANGES. PUT CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I WAITED 30 SECONDS AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND DROVE HOME (26 MILES) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SURGING IN THE ENGINE THIS PAST WEEK. SYMPTOMS POINT TO THE THROTTLE BODY; BUT THIS IS SPECULATION AS I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED BY A PROFESSIONAL. I AM AWARE THAT THERE IS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. DRIVING CAN BE INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND PARTS DO BREAK; BUT, THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME WARRANTS AN ADDITIONAL REPORT.

Jan 31, 2014 - Southside, AL - Gasoline
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A LEAK UNDERNEATH THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 04/22/14 MA UPDATED 04/24/14

Jan 26, 2014 - Elizabethtown, KY - Gasoline
WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR STALLED AND DIED DUE TO BAD THROTTLE BODY. CARS BEHIND HER HAD TO CHANGE LANES, ONE TRUCK HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. THE RED WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I'VE HEARD OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE VERY SAME ISSUE WITH NOTHING BEING DONE. I'M REPORTING NOW BECAUSE I'VE GOT ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE LEAK. ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS ON. I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT HAVE BEEN OUT $200 FOR DEDUCTIBLE. THESE ARE ISSUES THAT FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE RECALLS. THE BAD THING IS I'VE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS BOTH TIMES BECAUSE ITS SUCH A BAD ISSUE THAT EVERYTHING IS ON BACKORDER. PLEASE GET THESE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. MY WIFE WAS VERY CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BY A BIG TRUCK. I THINK PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN OUT MONEY FOR THESE THINGS SHOULD ALSO GET REFUNDED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON BOTH ISSUES. THANK YOU..

Jan 05, 2014 - Honolulu, HI - Gasoline
CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND SPEED WHILE DRIVING. PRESSING THE GAS BARELY MADE IT GO FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET, THEN IT DIED. ON BUSY HIGHWAY, BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO SIDE STREET AND PUSH PAST A DRIVE WAY. RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ANOTHER COUPLE OF MILES. AFTER ABOUT 1.5 HOURS OF WAITING, IT DIED 2X WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE (A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO) TO THIS SAME VEHICLE (TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 2X FOR THE PROBLEM). BASED ON WHAT I READ TODAY ONLINE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE "THROTTLE BODY". TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER TOMORROW.

Dec 30, 2013 - Lancaster, TX - Gasoline
MY 2010 FORD FUSION STALLED MANY TIMES LAST WEEKEND. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON, AND IT RAN FINE TO GET ME HOME. I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL TODAY, ROUGHLY A WEEK LATER. IT STALLED ON ME TWICE AT SPEED, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART THE ENGINE, UPON WHICH IT RAN FINE. EACH TIME IT STALLED, THE WRENCH ICON LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AFTER IT STALLED, BUT DID NOT STAY ON ONCE THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. TODAY AFTER THE THIRD STALL, I NOTICED THE CAR WAS KIND OF JERKING AS I PULLED IT TO A STOP, BUT AS I PRESSED THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THIS IS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS). THIS SWITCH ALMOST GOT ME KILLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MORE THAN ONCE AND IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED BECAUSE FORD HAS YET TO RECALL THIS PART!!!

Dec 18, 2013 - Hamilton, VA - Gasoline
TRAVELING AT SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE CAR SHOOK AND I LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALTHOUGH SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME AS I WAS GOING UPHILL AND LOST SPEED QUICKLY. THE "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. WHILE THE CAR WOULD IDLE, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AND NO WARNING LIGHT. I MADE IT HOME SAFELY WITH NO MORE INCIDENTS AND DISCOVERED MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. I WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER TOMORROW TO DETERMINE OPTIONS FOR PART REPLACEMENT. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT CONSIDERING THE TRAFFIC SITUATION. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM!

Dec 18, 2013 - Seattle, WA - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SEATTLE WHEN I SUDDENLY FELT A "TUG" AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT-HAND LANE WHERE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH BRIDGE. THE ELECTRICAL REMAINED ON. A STATE TROOPER PUSHED US OFF THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD THE CAR TOWARD TOWED. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT A MONTH LATER (DEC. 15) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN NEARLY THE SAME LOCATION (MONTLAKE EXIT OF I-5 NORTHBOUND). THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AND DRIVE IT HOME. THE DEALER (AUTONATION IN BELLEVUE) DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO INCIDENTS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA PER A REPORT IN USA TODAY: HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2013/02/25/PROBE-FORD-CARS-SUVS-STALLING/1945799/.

Dec 13, 2013 - New Brighton, MN - Gasoline
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY AT 3:30 PM DURING HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR QUICKLY STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED DOWN FROM 55 MPH TO LESS THAN 20 MPH. SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SHE HAD TO QUICKLY MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHERE SHE PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS INITIALLY PLACED IN PARK IT CONTINUED TO JERK UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT-OFF. SHE INDICATED THAT THE CAR RIDE FELT SIMILAR TO A MECHANICAL BULL WITH ALL THE JERKING MOTION. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY WIFE WAS PETRIFIED WITH DRIVING OUR CAR AND FEARED FOR HER LIFE WITH THE HEAVY TRAFFIC! AFTER A FEW MINUTES SHE STARTED THE CAR AND IT APPEARED FINE FOR HER TO DRIVE (10 MILES) HOME. WHEN SHE GOT HOME WE CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND COST OVER $600 FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE WE HAVE LESS THAN 26,000 ACTUAL MILEAGE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE SITUATION. WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE DIDN'T HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM AND THEY ARE NOT BEING PROACTIVE TO CORRECT IT. WILL THIS BE ANOTHER TOYOTA CAMRY TRAGEDY WITH PEOPLE GETTING HURT AND / OR KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENTS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM GETS CORRECTED??????????

Dec 08, 2013 - Cary, NC - Gasoline
AFTER ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP-SIGN THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY BEGAN TO RUN EXCEEDINGLY POORLY, AND LOST NEARLY ALL POWER. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED. AFTER PULLING ONTO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPING I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, BUT ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE IT WOULD RESULT IN STALLING AT ABOUT 5MPH. AFTER ABOUT PERHAPS 50 FEET. THE CAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE THROTTLE-BODY WAS REPLACED AT MY COST.

Dec 08, 2013 - Carlisle, OH - Gasoline
DRIVING ON STRAIGHT AWAY ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO TIME TO PULL OVER ,PUSH ON GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED MOTOR NEVER DIED COMPLETELY BUT HAD NO POWER TO MOVE.THEN PUT SHIFTER INTO PARK SHUT OFF VEHICLE WAITED A MINUTE THEN RESTARTED IT ,RAN FINE AFTER THIS FOR THIS 5 MILE TRIP,BUT THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY DIFFERENT TRIP MADE ,EVERY DAY,SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE A TRIP ,AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS.

Nov 27, 2013 - Chicago , IL - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION I EXPERIENCED SOMETHING I WAS AT A RED LIGHT. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SHOOK HEAVY 3 TIMES I SUDDENLY PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM I PULLED OFF AFTER PULLING OVER THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN THEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN ITS OWN I APPLIED THE BRAKE THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT MY CAR DIDN'T MOVE I ACCELERATED ONE MORE TIME MY CAR THEN SHOOK THEN TOOK OFF. I FOUND A FORUM WEBSITE CALLED FORDFUSION.NET EVEN ON THE MOTOR TREND WEBSITE SEVERAL PEOPLE SPEAK OF ONCE HAVING THIS PROBLEM I'M HAVING WITH MY FORD FUSION FORD DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY SAID I'M NOT UNDER WARRANTY I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS ONCE ON RECALL WITH THIS CAR I WORK AND I'M IN GRAD SCHOOL MY CAR IS A MUST HAVE FOR ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I EVEN INFORMED FORD THAT THEIR WAS SEVERAL PEOPLE ON A WEBSITE ONLINE THAT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED THIS IS MY FIRST VEHICLE I'VE OWNED I'M IN DISBELIEF AND REALLY REGRET PURCHASING A FORD CAR PLEASE HELP ME.

Nov 27, 2013 - Sioux Falls, SD - Gasoline
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED QUICKLY AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AN ORANGE "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY AND A LOUD MISFIRING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, I COULD NOT GET ABOVE 3 MPH. I RE-STARTED THE CAR, AND THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE MESSAGES "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" AND "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" APPEARED ON THE SCREEN WHILE TWO YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE ONCE MORE, BOTH OF THESE INDICATORS WERE GONE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY TO THE DEALER WHO DIDN'T PERFORM ANY DIAGNOSTICS NOR DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS STILL "90% SURE" THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD DOES NOT COVER THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER THE 5 YR/60,000 MI POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, NOR WILL MY AFTERMARKET "EXCLUSIONARY COVERAGE" WARRANTY BY PORTFOLIO. THE ESTIMATED COST TO INSTALL A NEW THROTTLE BODY IS $321 WITHOUT DIAGNOSTICS. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE YET AT THIS TIME, AS I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AS WELL AS THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE USED.

Nov 26, 2013 - Stone Mountain, GA - Gasoline
GOING DOWN 4 LANE ROAD AT 45-50 MPH. VEHICLE LOST POWER & IDLE ABILITY. SHUT IT OFF & AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT STARTED UP AGAIN BUT CONTINUED TO REPEAT THIS MALFUNCTION SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CHECKED CODES & REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL & EMISSIONS PURGE VALVE. INFORMED THAT THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.

Nov 21, 2013 - Richardson, TX - Gasoline
DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, MY CAR BEGAN SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND SURFACE ROADS. I WOULD PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES. THE CAR WOULD WORK FINE AFTERWARDS. I FIRST HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED WHICH REVEALED A BAD BATTERY, I HAD IT REPLACED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE SYMPTOMS AFTER THE NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. I ALSO NOTICED THE STALLING HAPPENED MORE WHEN I FILLED THE GAS TANK COMPLETELY. I FINALLY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE PLACE I PURCHASED IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. I WAS TOLD BY A TECH THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ASSEMBLED NEW THROTTLE BODIES TO REPLACE THE ORIGINALS AS THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. APPARENTLY, THE INTAKE WAS NOT OPENING/CLOSING PROPERLY THEREFORE THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH GAS AT TIMES. THE SHOP WAS ABLE TO PULL CODES FROM THE PREVIOUS STALL EVENTS, P2111 & P2112. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, ~ $300.00. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND EXPECT/HOPE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AS A SIDE NOTE, MY ABS LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL. THERE WAS A KNOWN RECALL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, SHORTED TO GROUND. FORD REPLACED THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL.

Nov 17, 2013 - Nesconset, NY - Gasoline
THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF. I HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MILES TO MY HOUSE.

Nov 11, 2013 - Voorhees, NJ - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON I-95 IN NORTHERN FLORIDA DOING 73 MPH.. MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE HIGHWAY WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE TIME AND I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER BETWEEN SAFETY CONES TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED TWO WARNINGS: A 'WRENCH' FIGURE AND THE ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHT. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TRIED TO RESUME MY JOURNEY. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONE MINUTE LATER AND I AGAIN HAD TO MAKE A DESPERATE TURN ONTO THE SHOULDER. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. AFTER THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE THEY TOLD ME THE MESSAGE THAT CAME UP INDICATED THE 'THROTTLE BODY' NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR 5 YEAR/60,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY! I HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THIS PART HAS BEEN VERY PROBLEMATIC FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL. I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD BE COVERED AND A RECALL ISSUED. THIS PART FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER IS VERY DANGEROUS AND PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER. PLEASE HELP ME AND OTHER FORD FUSION OWNERS.

Nov 08, 2013 - Lake Mary, FL - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. IT FELT AS IF THE CAR HAD VIOLENTLY RUN OUT OF GAS. THIS CAUSED ME TO STOP RATHER QUICKLY. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED 3 MINUTES, AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE 0.5 MILES BACK TO MY HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY BODY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON THING WITH FORD FUSIONS. TOTAL BILL WAS $598.

Nov 06, 2013 - Powder Springs, GA - Gasoline
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKS SEAL AT LEFT CV JOINT. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT SERVICED DUE TO SLIPPING/ JERKING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. TOTAL OF REPAIRS COST ME OVER $500.00, 4 DAYS LATER, SEAL IS BROKEN AGAIN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE...AFTER SEEING HUNDREDS OF EXACT SAME ISSUE!

Nov 05, 2013 - Bemidji, MN - Gasoline
WE WERE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER, CAR WAS SHUTTERING AND "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE WE WERE GOING UPHILL AT THE TIME, WE LOST SPEED INCREDIBLY FAST BUT MANAGED TO MAKE IT OUT OF TRAFFIC LANE AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN AFTER A MINUTE IT RESTARTED AND RAN OK BUT WE'RE AFRAID THAT IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY.

Nov 05, 2013 - Pittsburgh, PA - Gasoline
DRIVING TO WORK APPROX 40 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS, BUT HAD 3/4 TANK. WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP AND LOST ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO REV THE ENGINE - THINKING MAYBE DIRT IN FUEL LINE OR FUEL FILTER. NO LUCK. THE CAR DID NOT STALL, SO I PUT IN BACK IN GEAR AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP AT NEGLIGIBLE SPEED THANKS TO A SLIGHT DOWNGRADE TO A PARKING LOT NEARBY. AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR IT SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO RISK DRIVING IT AND STALLING SOMEWHERE MORE DANGEROUS. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AWAITING THEIR DIAGNOSTICS. SOUNDS AN AWFUL LOT LIKE THE OTHER DOCUMENTED THROTTLE BODY ISSUES.

Nov 05, 2013 - Fishers, IN - Gasoline
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. ROUGH IDLE AND VIBRATION, FORCING ME TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. PRESSING GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT EVEN THOUGH ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. THIS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES DURING MY 30 MILE TRIP. EACH TIME I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING MODERATE TRAFFIC. ONCE ON A SIDE STREET I WAS FORCED TO STOP IN THE DRIVING LANE AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. VERY DANGEROUS. ON ALL OF THE OCCASIONS THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE PART AND LABOR. FORD KNOWS THAT THERE IS A FAULTY PART THAT CAUSES A HAZARDOUS LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ERROR CODE WAS P2111.

Nov 04, 2013 - Eugene, OR - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON COBURG ROAD ABOUT 10:00 AM THIS MORNING AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROCK FRONT AND BACK AND MY SPEED SUDDENLY DROPPED. I WENT FROM ABOUT 25 MPH TO DRIFTING AND ABOUT 2 TO 5 MPH IN TRAFFIC. I COASTED AND TURNED AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION AND PULLED OVER. ALL OF A SUDDEN A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO CHECK THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE ABOUT 3 MILES TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE SHOP. THE TOTAL COST WAS ABOUT $350 AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. WE HAVE 2 FORD FUSIONS AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN TO THE 2012 WHILE MY WIFE IS DRIVING. EXTREMELY UNSAFE.

Nov 04, 2013 - Sugar Hill, GA - Gasoline
THIS IS A COMPLAINT FOR AN ISSUE THAT HAS AN EXISTING PRELIMINARY EVALUATION - NHTSA PE13003. I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD FUSION SEL IN JULY 2010. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. IN MAY OF 2013, WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, MY VEHICLE APPEARED TO STALL AS I WAS TURNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL POWERED, MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE OR ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OVER 5 MPH WAS INSTANTLY REMOVED. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR, WHICH DROVE NORMALLY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING ACROSS TOWN TO MEET THE PERSON PROVIDING ME A RIDE TO AND FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP. OVER THE COURSE OF AN HOUR, MY VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS 4 SEPARATE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO GET TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED TO ME THE NEXT AY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, AT A COST OF $486. NONE OF THE COST WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT I WOULD BE ADVISED TO HAVE THE WORK DONE IMMEDIATELY AS THE NECESSARY REPLACEMENT PART WAS IN SHORTAGE NATIONWIDE, AND THE DEALERSHIP ONLY HAD 1 ON HAND. I HAD THE PART REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE HAS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY SINCE.

Nov 02, 2013 - Summerville, SC - Gasoline
DRIVING ALONG AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLES JERKED ONCE AND THEN DID NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. AS I COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, I NOTICED THE RPM GAUGE SPUTTERING BETWEEN 500-1100 RPM. AS I STOPPED THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED IT. I DROVE ANOTHER 5 MILES AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE BEFORE I ARRIVED AT MY JOB AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS.

Nov 01, 2013 - Youngsville, NC - Gasoline
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON INTERSTATE 85, SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE, 70 MPH AT RUSH HOUR, A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, SHE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED, AND COULD BARELY GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IT DID START AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, SHE GOT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD HER IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH HAD GONE BAD.

Oct 30, 2013 - Auburn, NY - Gasoline
THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2010 FORD FUSION SE FAILED. MY CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED OUT FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE REPLACED THE PART AND WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO SEE FORD RECALL THIS PART.

Oct 28, 2013 - Altoona, IA - Gasoline
AT THE END OF AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP, THE FORD FUSION CLUNKED,STALLED, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE. LOTS OF HONKING THAT I COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A LESS DANGEROUS PLACE. TOWED IT TO THE FORD GARAGE WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY.

Oct 23, 2013 - Chicago, IL - Gasoline
TRIED TO START VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP ON GAS, ALREADY HAD ABOUT 1/4 TANK PRIOR TO FILL UP, RECENTLY DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MILES (CAR IS WARMED UP FULLY) AND IT IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED TO ME, AND IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT JUST BEFORE THE GAS FILL UP I NOTICED SOMEWHAT ROUGH ENGINE RESPONSE IN A VERY SHORT DRIVE FROM ACROSS THE STREET. I'VE READ THAT THERE ARE ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY FAULTS ON FUSION AND ESCAPE THAT DO NOT LOG UNDER NORMAL ODB 2 CODES AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. I NEVER SAW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON.

Oct 23, 2013 - Alice, TX - Gasoline
DRIVING 75MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING OR SIGNALS STALLS. THE VEHICLE DROPPED THE SPEED FROM 75MPH TO 10MPH AS I CONTINUOUSLY WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE SPEED BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CODE OF P211 THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE & THANK GOD NO VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME CAUSE IT COULD OF CAUSED A TREMENDOUS CRASH ACCIDENT.

Oct 21, 2013 - Livonia, MI - Gasoline
DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON GEORGIA 400 IN CENTER RIGHT AND CAR ENGINE STOPS. PUSHED GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES, BUT CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND AND SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY. WAS HEADING UPHILL JUST SOUTH OF THE CHATAHOOCHEE RIVER. ELECTRICAL WAS WORKING AS RADIO REMAINED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO APPLY HAZARD LIGHTS AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. PLACED CARD IN PARK AND TURNED IGNITION OFF. IMMEDIATELY TURNED IGNITION ON AND CAR STARTED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR TO DESTINATION WITH NO ISSUE. I PAID FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY.

Oct 19, 2013 - El Dorado, KS - Gasoline
WE WERE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO DECELERATE AT A RAPID PACE AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. WE NOTICED A WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD AS WE PULLED THE CAR OVER. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE A COUPLE OF MILES BEFORE THE SAME THING WOULD OCCUR. AFTER A COUPLE MORE TIMES OF HAVING TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE AS WE WERE APPROX 90 MILES FROM HOME. THE CODE WE PULLED FROM THE CAR WAS P2111.....INDICATIVE OF THIS INFAMOUS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO GET TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP 35 MILES AWAY.....YET ANOTHER 35 FROM OUR HOME. THANKFULLY THIS WAS COVERED UNDER OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN FROM FORD. A COWORKER OF MINE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO....SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. LUCKILY THE HIGHWAY WE WERE ON WASN'T BUSY AT THE TIME THE CAR STALLED REPEATEDLY. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS CAN'T BE A RECALL......

Oct 17, 2013 - Flushing, MI - Gasoline
CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, WRENCH SYMBOL DISPLAYED. HAD TO BE TOWED. DTC CODE P2111 (THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED). 6 WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY AS NOT COVERED BY POWERTRAIN EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Oct 17, 2013 - Bradenton, FL - Gasoline
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND TURN CAR OFF. RE-STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. P2111 ERROR CODE; SOUNDS EXACTLY THE SAME AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE MODELS. MECHANICS ALL SAY THE SAME THING, FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP IN AT SOME POINT AND FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL.

Oct 07, 2013 - Edwardsville, IL - Gasoline
I WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM MY STARTING POINT TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE 2010 FORD FUSION LURCHED WHILE SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. WHEN IT LURCHED ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS LOST. WITH CARS ON EACH SIDE, I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE; I LOST SPEED QUICKLY AND WORKED MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION). I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE -++WRENCH SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT THAT WARNING SIGNIFIED. DURING THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION, THE CAR DID NOT LOSE POWER STEERING AND IT REMAINED RUNNING, BUT THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND NOT IDLING AT A STEADY PACE. WHEN I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO -++REV-+¥ UP THE ENGINE, BUT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED ABOUT 1 MINUTE THEN RESTARTED. THE CAR AGAIN HAD NO ACCELERATION ABILITY AND SPUTTERED WHICH SOUNDED VERY MUCH LIKE A COUGH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, WHEN ASSISTANCE ARRIVED, I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. AT THIS TIME, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE CAR APPEARED TO IDLE NORMALLY. UPON RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE WRENCH SYMBOL MEANS: THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR SHOULD CONTACT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Oct 05, 2013 - Livingston, TX - Gasoline
I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO DECREASE SPEED. I TRIED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT WAS VERY ROUGH IDLING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT SEEMED FINE. NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AT RANDOM TIMES AND SPEEDS. THE SCARIEST ONE FOR ME WAS IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY CAR DID THIS 4 TIMES TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THIS GET FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY DOES GET HURT.

Oct 04, 2013 - Lake Forest , IL - Gasoline
CAR STOPPED JUST AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. PUT FLASHERS ON, RE-STARTED THE CAR AND LIMPED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON A YELLOW LIGHT, AND PULLED OVER. LIMPED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP 7 MILES AWAY AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED FOR $444.

Oct 03, 2013 - Durant, OK - Gasoline2010 FORD FUSION, MAINTENANCE LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL GAS/THROTTLE IS CUT TO ROUGH IDLE WITH NO RESPONSE. THIS INCIDENT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS TO STALLING WHILE TRYING TO CROSS ROADS. YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE KEY AND RESTART 1-4 TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES AWAY AND YOU CAN USE THE THROTTLE, ALL WHILE IT MAY SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER YOU GET MOVED JUST A LITTLE WAY.

Sep 27, 2013 - Ashland, MO - Gasoline
DRIVING ON ROADWAY MAKING A TURN WHEN CAR BEGAN TO BUCK & STALL OUT. CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 1000 RPM. GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND. CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5MPH. MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT. CALLED A TOW TRUCK & HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED & LET ME KNOW THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE & HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR JUST HAS 66,000 MILES LUCKILY WE WEREN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT.

Sep 17, 2013 - Inman, SC - Gasoline
WHEN I DRIVE ON I26 IN NC GOING UP HILL. GAS PEDDLER JUST QUIT WORKING AND SLOW SPEED DOWN FAST. I WAS HURRY PULL OVER. DANG 18 WHEELER IS PISS OFF ME FOR FRONT OF TRUCK. THEY BLOW HORN LOUD WHICH I KNOW THEY MAD ME. I HAVE NO CHOICE TO PULL FRONT TRUCK BECAUSE THEY CAN SLOW DOWN. I NOT WANT CAR IN MIDDLE OF HWY. THAT SCARE ME. I TURN OFF FOR MIN TO CALM DOWN MY SELF. THEN I TRY START AGAIN AND GAS PEDDLER BACK WORKING. BUT NEXT DAY I WAS IN LOCAL STORE IT DID AGAIN SO I PULL OVER SIDE RD I DID HIT MAILBOX BECAUSE I CAN NOT SPEED UP. FORD DEALER ACT LIKE THEY NOT KNOW WHY. AFTER I READ WEBSITE LEARN THAT MANY OF 2010 FUSION HAVE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT BACK SHOW THE PRINT. HE SAY OHOH YEAH I KNOW THIS THEN SAY 400 DOLLAR CHANGE PART IN JUST 30 MIN. I REFUSE BUY BECAUSE HE LIE TO ME. WHAT CAN I DO? WHAT IS CORRECT PRICE?

Sep 16, 2013 - North Hollywood, CA - Gasoline
MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF 3 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. THE FIRST TIME AT ABOUT 9PM I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF GOING AT ABOUT 65 MPH. IT WAS SCARY AS THE CAR SEEMED TO JERK AND SWERVE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. I HAD TO CRUISE OFF TO THE RIGHT BUT WITH TRAFFIC BLOWING BY SO FAST AND MY CAR DROPPING SPEED SUPER FAST I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON ABOUT 10 MIN LATER AND GOT OFF THE FREEWAY. ABOUT 5 MILES LATER THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN AT A SLOWER SPEED APPX. 15MPH. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR NO LONGER STARTED. I GOT TOWED HOME. TODAY 9/16/13 MY CAR STARTED AND I DROVE TO MY NEAREST FORD SERVICE CENTER (SUNRISE FORD NORTH HOLLYWOOD). WHILE ON MY WAY MY CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. I WAITED 5 MIN. AND IT STARTED AGAIN. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED ($150.00) AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME APPRX $480. THIS INCLUDES DIAGNOSTIC, PARTS AND LABOR. OH AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART IS BACK ORDERED. POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS ISSUE AND MY 3 YEAR 36000 MILES EXPIRED. I WAS HAVING JERKING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THAT I HAD A BAD BATTERY.

Sep 15, 2013 - Chesapeake, VA - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON A SIX LANE DIVIDED ROAD, THE WRENCH CAUTION LIGHT APPEARED (INDICATING TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE MALFUNCTION). THE ENGINE RPM IMMEDIATELY DROPPED AND BEGAN FLUCTUATING AROUND 1,000 AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE TO ACCELERATOR INPUTS. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE CLEAR OF TRAFFIC. THE MAXIMUM SPEED THAT COULD BE ATTAINED AT THE FLUCTUATING RPM WAS 14 MPH. IT IS A MIRACLE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN REAR END COLLISION AS THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 45MPH. CAR WAS ALLOWED TO IDLE AT THE REDUCED RPM WHILE DRIVER INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON (WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE TURNING OVER). THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ONCE ON 26AUG2013, FOUR TIMES ON 13SEP2013, AND ONCE ON 14SEP2013. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE LAST OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP DUE TO ONLY HAVING 1,400 MILES LEFT ON THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PULL P2111 CODE. AFTER RECEIVING AN EXORBITANT QUOTE FOR THE REPAIR ($230 FOR PART, $280 FOR LABOR) WITH NO ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATE FOR THE BACKORDERED PART, THE REPAIR WAS DENIED TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER RESEARCH. THE DEALER HAS ABSOLUTELY NO QUALMS RELEASING THE CAR WITH A KNOWN MALFUNCTION, PRESENTING A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. A CAR THAT IMMEDIATELY DECELERATES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS DANGEROUS AS AN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION. TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH, FORD SHOULD ISSUE AND IMMEDIATE RECALL FOR THE FAILING THROTTLE BODY.

Sep 14, 2013 - Sauk Rapids, MN - Gasoline
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH VEHICLE SHOOK AND LOST ALL POWER. PRESSING GAS PEDAL DOWN HAD NO EFFECT ON VEHICLE RPM OR SPEED. COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ERRATICALLY. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. RESTARTED VEHICLE, APPEARED TO BE FINE. THROTTLE RESPONSE NORMAL. RESUMED DRIVING. AFTER APPROX ONE MILE SAME ISSUE, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT 55 MPH! ATTEMPTED RESTART AGAIN AND APPEARED NORMAL. DROVE 5 MILES AND ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN!. ATTEMPTED RESTART AND APPEARED NORMAL BUT THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. PULLED STORED FAULTED CODE - P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN. LOTS OF REPORTS ON WEB WITH SAME COMMON PROBLEM. THIS PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. GOING TO TAKE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO PAY AS CAR IS OUTSIDE THE 3 YR WARRANTY PERIOD. PART COST IS ~$400 SO NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BILL. LOSING ENGINE POWER CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HAS A VERY GREAT POTENTIAL TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING SOMEONE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ASAP!!

Sep 14, 2013 - Streamwood, IL - Gasoline
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A INTERSECTION THE CAR JUST QUITS WORKING ALMOST WERE RAN INTO MANY TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY.

Sep 13, 2013 - York, ME - Gasoline
I WAS SLOWING TO EXIT THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGHLY AND I TURNED IT OFF. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT ACTED NORMALLY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY WAY. I PARKED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD NORMAL RESTARTS. I HEADED HOME. I ONLY GOT A FEW MILES BEFORE THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT TO RESTART THE CAR WITHOUT THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON IMMEDIATELY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THE CAR HAD AN ERROR CODE P2111. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLEBODY.

Sep 11, 2013 - Grottoes, VA - Gasoline
WHILE TRAVELING ON I64 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH ON THE WAY HOME FROM WILLIAMSBURG , MY CAR , WHILE IN A LOT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE , STALLED AND THE " WRENCH " LIGHT CAME ON . LUCKILY I HAD GOOD CONTROL OF THE CAR TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE . THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULDN'T RESPONSE TO THROTTLE INPUT. THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND AFTER 10 MINUTES, ATTEMPT TO RESTART CAR WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL. CAR RUN NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 140 ADDITIONAL MILES, THEN STALLED TO LOW POWER AND LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE YET AGAIN. TURNING OFF AND THEN TURNING BACK ON WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE VEHICLE TO RUN NORMAL AGAIN. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CULPRIT AND WAS ON BACKORDER. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, WHY ARE PEOPLE BEING PUT AT RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, WITHOUT BEING INFORMED OF THE POTENTIAL OF PROBABLE STALLING.

Sep 11, 2013 - St. Johns, MI - Gasoline
THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT (DIFFERENT DAYS) WHERE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTS TO LOSE POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STUTTERS AND LOSES POWER. THE PAST TWO TIMES (DIFFERENT DAYS), IT HAPPENED ONCE AND I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS FINE. TODAY I WENT 3-4 MILES IN THE CITY AND IT HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD. I HAVE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA. THEY SAID THEY DO THIS SAME REPAIR (THROTTLE) 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND DISGUSTED WITH FORD. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS AND STILL NO RECALL. ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE THEY WILL DO SOMETHING? THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500 AND LUCKILY THEY HAVE THE PART IN STOCK.

Sep 10, 2013 - San Antonio, TX - Gasoline
DROVE OFF FROM WORK AND SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND STARTED TO VIBRATE AND FINALLY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, I TURNED OFF CAR THEN TRIED TO RESTART BUT IT DID THE SAME THING. I THEN DECIDED TO SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND GIVE IT MORE TIME SURELY AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT SEEMED TO BE FINE BUT RIGHT BEFORE GETTING HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. HUSBAND DROVE TO AUTOZONE AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND RESULTS WERE..."TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM FROM AUTO ZONE CODE P2111 THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM".

Sep 10, 2013 - Houston, TX - Gasoline
WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER. IT WOULD NOT DIE BUT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY ACCELERATION. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THE IDLE WOULD GET VERY ROUGH. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP, THEN IT WOULD OPERATE PROPERLY FOR AWHILE. THEN IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DIFFERENT SPEEDS.

Sep 10, 2013 - Spring Valley, CA - Gasoline
WHILE ON HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STUTTERED, LOST ALL THROTTLE POWER (NO ACCELERATION) AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE NEAREST SHOULDER WHILE LOSING SPEED. ONCE STOPPED THE CAR JITTERED AND TUGGED AND CONTINUED TO DO SO EVEN WHILE IN PARK! AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN WAITING A WHILE, IT STARTED UP WITHOUT THE ISSUE AND WITHOUT THE WRENCH LIGHT ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT WAS ORDERED BECAUSE IT WAS BACKORDERED AND ALSO THEY SAID WE WOULD NOT BE COVERED FOR THIS UNDER WARRANTY. I SUSPECT THEY KNOW OF THEIR FAULTY PRODUCTS AND HAD THE AUDACITY TO CHARGE SO MUCH TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY HAZARD.

Sep 10, 2013 - Tallahassee, FL - Gasoline
THROTTLE BODY FAULTS W/OUT WARNING (FORD PART 9E926). WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) APPEARED AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY LOST ACCELERATION DECREASING IMMEDIATELY FROM 70 MPH TO APPROX 10 MPH IN HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. ENGINE IDLE BOUNCED BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3.5 RPM CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD SON AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AND NEARLY STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER CARS ON THE INTERSTATE STILL TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE I HAD TO SWITCH LANES LIMPING AT 10MPH. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CLEAR THE ENGINE ERROR AFTER I REACHED THE SHOULD AND PROCEED. HOWEVER THIS HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING WITHOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT THE RPM BOUNCES AROUND AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT IDLE PROPERLY. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND LOST THRUST STALLING AND BLOCKING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN THE LAST MONTH I WOULD ESTIMATE THIS HAS OCCURRED 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL HOWEVER THE PART IS ON INDEFINITE BACK-ORDER AND UNAVAILABLE TO ME FOR REPAIR. IT MAY BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE I CAN EVEN OBTAIN THE PART. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOT KNOWING WHEN IT'S GOING TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND HOPING THAT I AM NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAIT FOR THE PART. THIS IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE.

Sep 10, 2013 - Zionsville, IN - Gasoline
WEDNESDAY, TWO DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO FORD FOR THE $423.74 RECOMMENDED 60,000 MILES SERVICE. THE CAR HAD NEVER STALLED BEFORE THIS SCHEDULED SERVICE. FRIDAY I WAS TRAVELING ON A THREE LANE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC AND PASSING A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD COMPLETELY LOST POWER. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING, STEERING, AIR, RADIO, ETC. BUT THERE WAS NO POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I MADE MY WAY WITHOUT POWER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND THE SIDE OF THE ROAD COASTING SLOWLY. AS I SLOWED I ONCE TRIED MOVING THE CAR FROM DRIVE TO LOW BUT STILL NO POWER. WHEN MY CAR HAD ALMOST STOPPED I COULD FEEL A BUMPY LOW POWER AS I PRESSED THE GAS. THE CAR STOPPED AND I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE THE STARTER WAS BAD, BUT AFTER 5 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AND BEHAVED NORMALLY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT BUT NOT A RECALL. IT COSTS OVER $500 TO FIX. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

Sep 10, 2013 - Mt Laurel, NJ - Gasoline
MY CAR'S THROTTLE HAS FAILED ABOUT 20 TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. ABOUT 10 OF THOSE FAILURES OCCURRED ON A DANGEROUS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR LOSES THROTTLE AND MUST BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED EACH TIME. THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT WAS HIGH AND I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY.

Sep 09, 2013 - St. Johns, MI - Gasoline
THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT WHERE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED STUTTERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. IT STARTED A LITTLE ROUGH SO I TURNED OFF THE AIR, AND IT DROVE FINE. I'M SEEING A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM OTHERS THAT THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT ENDS UP BEING THE THROTTLE. I'M NOW DECIDING MY NEXT STEP.

Sep 05, 2013 - Friendsville, MD - Gasoline
CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF AT 40 MPH , STEP ON GAS NOTHING HAPPENS. CAR JERKS AND SPUTTERS. MUST PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. WAIT 2 MINUTES AND TRY TO RESTART. RETURNED TO DEALER WITHOUT SUCCESS 3 TIMES. CAR HAS SHUT OFF 6 TIMES SINCE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. A REAL SAFETY HAZARD!

Sep 05, 2013 - Factoryville, PA - Gasoline
ON AUGUST 18,2013 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN CAR WENT LIMP( DID NOT STALL), IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH. AFTER TRYING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, WE TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED CAR. THE CAR WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THEN ON AUGUST 25, 2013 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. AGAIN, REPEATED TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. ON AUGUST 26, 2013, I WAS WAIT IN A DRIVE THROUGH AND THE CAR STALLED. I HAD TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING BY TWO FOOTING IT ( ONE FOOT ON GAS ALL THE TIME AND ONE ON BREAK AS TO NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME). I THEN CALLED MY MECHANIC AND WE REPLACED THE BATTERY SINCE IT READ WEAK, AND NO CODES COME UP WHEN PUT ON COMPUTER. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER HE DID RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, HE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PART. IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A DEATH ONE OF THESE TIMES WHEN THE CAR GOES LIMP TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS AND SUCH.

Sep 05, 2013 - Prior Lake, MN - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING MY CAR SEEMED TO "SURGE". ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL A FEW TIMES AT STOP LIGHTS AND SUCH. THEN WHILE GOING 45-50 MPH MY CAR WOULDN'T RESPOND WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT IN MY DASH THAT CAME ON. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR I RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN WITH THE SURGING PROBLEM UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. NO WRENCH LIGHT WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR.

Sep 04, 2013 - Indianapolis, IN - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND A LIGHT CAME ON THAT LOOKED LIKE A WRENCH. I HAD TO PULL OVER QUICKLY AND TRY TO RESTART THE CAR, IT RESTARTED AND I WAS ON MY WAY. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AND EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, TO BE TOLD I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS TWO YEARS OLD. THE WARRANTY WAS UP DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THE COST WAS AROUND $600. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT FORD IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND COVERING THE COST OF THE REPAIR.

Sep 04, 2013 - Orlando, FL - Gasoline
THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING APPROX 45 MPH. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE THROTTLE RESPONSE AND/OR STALL ALL TOGETHER. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED ONCE ALMOST BY A SEMI-TRUCK. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH ON THE SYMPTOMS CONCERNING MY VEHICLE, AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS DUE TO A FAILING THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON QUITE A LOT OF FORD FUSIONS BUILT AT LEAST BETWEEN 2006 AND 2011. I AM QUITE SURPRISED THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES' PARTS, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.

Sep 04, 2013 - Southgate, MI - Gasoline
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. HAD I BEEN IN THE CENTER OR FAR LEFT LANE, MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY PASSENGER COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY JEOPARDIZED. AAA TOWED ME TO A FORD DEALER AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER.

Sep 04, 2013 - Greendale, WI - Gasoline
THE CAR HAS DIED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON, IT DID IT ONCE ON JULY 27, AUG. 24 AND 25 AND ON SEPT 4, IT DIED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSED IT AS A "FALTERING THROTTLE BOX". THERE IS A WAIT OF A MONTH FOR THESE.

Sep 04, 2013 - St Clair Shores, MI - Gasoline
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRAVELING AT APPX 65-70 MILES PER HOUR - CAR STARTED RATTLING AND THEN SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY - CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, TRIED TO DRIVE, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE - ENGINE WORKED FINE, BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.

Sep 03, 2013 - Franklin, KY - Gasoline
PE13-003 MY 2009-2011 FORD ESCAPE, FUSION, MARINER AND MILAN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION 21-FEB-2013 MY 2010 FORD FUSION 4 CYLINDER HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE IN TWO DAYS WITH SUDDEN POWER LOSS AND THE WRENCH ICON OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER. EACH TIME, THE ENGINE WOULD DROP TO 800 RPM AND CRAWL AT LESS THEN 20 MPH. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS NEAR HUNT AUTO AS LEAVING A 4-WAY STOP ON SUNDAY WITH NEAR 90 DEGREE HEAT. THE SECOND WAS MONDAY WHILE ON I-65 N NEAR MILLERSVILLE AT 68 MPH. SCARY. BOTH TIMES I HAD TO PULL OVER, INSPECT THE IDLE BEHAVIOR, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS THEN TURN-ON AGAIN FINE WITH NORMAL BEHAVIOR. AFTER RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA SINCE FEB 2013 AS LIKELY THROTTLE BODY ISSUES OF THIS ENGINE TYPE. I HAVE SENT THIS INFO TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WWW.HUNTAUTO.COM. PLEASE ADVISE AND ASSIST AS POSSIBLE.

Sep 03, 2013 - Savannah, GA - Gasoline
AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THERE WAS A CONTROLLED LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. UPON SHUTTING DOWN AND RESTARTING, THE PROBLEM CLEARED BUT RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED.

Sep 03, 2013 - Wappingers Falls, NY - Gasoline
DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR LOOSES POWER AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE. ABSOLUTELY NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. WRENCH LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY CAR SHUTTERED A BIT AS I SLOWED DOWN. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE BEFORE RESTARTING. RESTARTED SLUGGISHLY. BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN AND NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE AGAIN, TURNED CAR OFF, RESTARTED AND BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. MADE IT INTO A LOCAL BRAKE/MUFFLER SHOP WHERE THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR ME. ERROR CODE P2112 CAME OVER WITH A DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR BEING STUCK CLOSED. THEY INFORMED ME THEY'VE SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. IT MADE SENSE TO ME BECAUSE, LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT, I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A LAGGING THROTTLE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE MORE SINCE THIS INITIAL OCCURRENCE.

Aug 27, 2013 - Wayland, MA - Gasoline
TURNED ONTO SIDE STREET TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AND CHUG. CAR STALLED TWICE AND RE-STARTED BUT ONLY COULD GO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH, BUCKING ALL THE WAY ABOUT A MILE OR SO TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE I LEFT IT TO BE REPAIRED. HAD TO CALL FRIENDS FOR A RIDE HOME. IT ACTUALLY BUCKED MORE GOING DOWNHILL WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO 10 MPH. MECHANIC REPLACED THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AT A COST OF $543.56, PARTS, LABOR AND TAX. RUNNING THE CAR LIKE THAT ALSO FOULED SPARK PLUGS AND IT COST ME ANOTHER $285.00 FOR A TUNE UP.

Aug 26, 2013 - Toledo, OH - Gasoline
FRIDAY AUGUST 9, 2013 TURNING RIGHT ON GREEN LIGHT AND LOST ALL FORWARD POWER, BUT ENGINE DID NOT STALL CAR WOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY ON ENGINE IDLE. TURNED KEY OFF THEN CAR STARTED BACK UP RAN OK. SUNDAY AUGUST 11, 2013 DRIVING IN TRAFFIC A 45MPH LOST ALL FORWARD POWER WAS ABLE TO STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING REAR ENDED IN TRAFFIC. MONDAY AUGUST 12, 2013 TURNING LEFT OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO TRAFFIC LOST ALL FORWARD POWER WAS ABLE TO GET TO CURB BEFORE BEING T-BONED IN TRAFFIC. ON MONDAY AUGUST 12, 2013 HAD THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT A COST OF $488.56. $324.34 FOR A PART THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN 45,000 MILES.

Aug 23, 2013 - Midland, MI - Gasoline
WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR THE DAY BEFORE AND AS MY SON BACKED IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR LOST POWER. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR NORMALLY. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. BUT AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN IT BRIEFLY REGAINED POWER BUT THE CAR WENT ONLY ABOUT 100FT BEFORE LOSING POWER AGAIN. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 20 MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE THE REMAINING HALF MILE HOME. WE HAD DISMISSED THE FIRST INCIDENT AS POSSIBLY BEING A MISTAKE ON THE PART OF MY SON DRIVING AN UNFAMILIAR VEHICLE AND PERHAPS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. BUT THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS CLEARLY AN INDICATION OF A FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, A LOSS IN POWER COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE US HELPLESS WITHOUT POWER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. THEY REPLACED IT AT A COST TO US OF $537. A THROTTLE BODY THAT FAILS AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE.

Aug 22, 2013 - Covington, GA - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 2 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOPEFULLY IF THERE IS A RECALL, I CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR MY REPAIR BILL.

Aug 22, 2013 - Penfiled, NY - Gasoline
MY WIFE AND SON WERE IN THE CAR AND HAD STOPPED AT A BUSY 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTION. WITH NO PRIOR WARNING THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING WAS BARELY WORKING AND THE CAR STALLED JUST PAST THE INTERSECTION. THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, BUT THE MINUTE THE CAR WAS PUT IN DRIVE IT WOULD START SHAKING ETC.... WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO VAN BORTEL FORD IN EAST ROCHESTER NY FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY ($465.34) AND A NEW BATTERY ($123.90) ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. THEY INDICATED THEY NEW OF A POSSIBLE RECALL AND TOLD US TO HANG ON TO OUR RECEIPT FOR A REFUND IF THE RECALL HAPPENS.

Aug 21, 2013 - Livonia, MI - Gasoline
PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND MY CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHEN I GOT IT TO THE SHOULDER. TURNED IT OFF, AND BACK ON: NO ISSUE. LESS THAN 40 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE, THE ONLY CODE THAT CAME UP WAS THAT MY "FUEL DOOR STUCK OPEN". WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE, BECAUSE IT CAME WITH A "RACING CAP" I.E NO TWIST-OFF CAP. DROVE FINE FOR TWO MONTHS, THEN CAME BACK SOMETHING AWFUL TO THE TUNE OF FREEWAY 75MPH TO ZERO, AT WHICH POINT IT WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND BARELY MADE IT HOME DUE TO NUMEROUS STALLS. JUST HAD TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ON A 3-YEAR OLD CAR. RIDICULOUS FORD. ALSO, MY DRIVERS' SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OUT OF NOWHERE.

Aug 21, 2013 - New Providence , PA - Gasoline
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR RPM JUMPED AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO SHAKE A BIT. WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS NOTHING HAPPENED. WE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE MUCH HARDER. WE WERE FORCED TO TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A MOMENT A TURN THE CAR BACK ON. IT HAS DONE THIS TWO US A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE PART TO COME IN.

Aug 18, 2013 - Durham, NC - Gasoline
IT 68000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON THIS 2010 FORD FUSION 2.5 .THIS IS NOT UNDER THE 80000 MILE COVERAGE,AND IT IS A PART OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT IS COVERED.

Aug 17, 2013 - Vinemont, AL - Gasoline
WE HAD JUST BOUGHT OUR 2010 FORD FUSION 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY CHILDREN FROM SCHOOL AND WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT I HAD TOO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP (WHICH IS ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE) WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND HAD SHUT OFF, I HAD NO CONTROL OF COURSE AND ROLLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING SCHOOL BUS THAT WAS IN OTHER LANE. THE BUS HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO AVOID HITTING US. IT CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP BUT SEEMED A LITTLE SLUGGISH. MY LITTLE GIRL WAS SCREAMING FOR ME TO TURN (WHICH I WAS TRYING BUT COULD DO NOTHING) SHE WAS VERY UPSET AND CRYING. IT NEVER SHOWED ANY SIGN OF PROBLEMS BEFORE HAND. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING IT WAS NOT A FORD DEALER IT WAS USED WHEN WE BOUGHT IT WITH 50000 MILES. I CONTACTED A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID UNLESS IT SHOWED A SIGN THEY COULD DO NOTHING I HAVE TRIED OTHER MECHANICS AND NOTHING. WE DID HAVE THROTTLE BODY CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF IT SHUTTING OFF WITH NO WARNING AND IT IS A REGULAR BASIS IT SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO GO WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR.IT SEEMS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE SHUTTING OFF OF THE CAR ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IM TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION THEN IT WILL DIE RIGHT AFTER IT STARTS GOING. THIS MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS AND NOT WANT TO GO ANYWHERE. WE HAVEN'T HAD IT LONG SO WE CANT GET RID OF IT DUE TO THE NEGATIVE WE HAVE IN THE CAR AND CANT AFFORD HIGHER PMT. I WILL NEVER GO WITH FORD AGAIN NOT SAYING THAT ALL ARE LIKE THIS, BUT ONE BAD APPLE CAN SPOIL THEM ALL FOR ME.

Aug 15, 2013 - Louisville, KY - Gasoline
I HAD JUST STARTED AND WAS EXITING A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND DRAMATICALLY LOST SPEED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHICH ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL INDICATES A POSSIBLE POWERTRAIN/TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD) AND DROVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. I WAS LUCKY THAT AT THE TIME I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. IF A CAR HAD BEEN BEHIND ME SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED.

Aug 12, 2013 - Marshfield, WI - Gasoline
CAR LOSES POWER AND STALLS AT CITY OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS (HAVE TO PULL OVER). CAR SHUTS DOWN WHEN IDLING. FORD WAS CONTACTED BY OUR SERVICE CENTER AND WE'RE TOLD WE NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY, BUT THEY ARE ON BACK-ORDER. THERE ARE AT LEAST 5000 ORDERS AHEAD OF US. SERVICE PERSON SAID HE IS NOT AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW.

Aug 12, 2013 - Starke, FL - Gasoline
8/11/13 DRIVING HOME AFTER CHURCH, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES WHEN WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. COASTED OFF HIGHWAY AND AFTER THREE CRANKING CYCLES IT RESTARTED WITH NO LIGHTS ACTIVATED. DROVE NEXT 15 MILES HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. 8/12/13 DRIVING IN TOWN AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES THE SAME THING OCCURRED. AFTER THREE CRANKING CYCLES IT RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME WITH NO LIGHTS. PLUGGED SCANNER IN AT HOME AND FOUND CODE ON FREEZE FRAME OF P2111 INDICATING THROTTLE STUCK OPEN. LOOKED ONLINE IN FORD FUSION FORUM AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. FORD INDICATES THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. I BELIEVE THIS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR LOSING THROTTLE RESPONSE IS NOT A SAFE SITUATION FOR HER TO BE IN, ESPECIALLY IF THIS OCCURS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.

Aug 12, 2013 - Melbourne, FL - Gasoline
DRIVING DOWN I-95 AT 70MPH WHEN THE THROTTLE CUT OUT. AN AMBER WRENCH TROUBLE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PULLED OF TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY. ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, BUT THE ENGINE CUT OUT AGAIN ABOUT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. STARTED UP AGAIN AND LIMPED TO A PARKING LOT. THIS TIME THE AMBER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME FOR 15 MILES. HAD TO MAINTAIN THE ENGINE AT 1500 RPM OR BELOW. AS SOON AS I WENT ABOVE 1500 RPM, ENGINE WOULD CUT OUT OR START CHOKING AND HAD NO THROTTLE.

Aug 12, 2013 - Elm Mott , TX - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE MY CAR ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF NOT ALLOWING ME TO PUSH IN THE GAS AT ALL. THE RPMS WERE AT 1. I CAME TO A ROLLING STOP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AN DROVE 1/4 MILE FURTHER AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME AND FELT IT HAPPEN, HE WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A RIDICULOUS COST. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS AND AFTER READING ENDLESS THINGS ABOUT THROTTLE BODIES ON FORD VEHICLES THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I AM SO VERY THANKFUL THAT MY CAR DIDN'T SHUT OFF ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE ENDLESS NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SUCH A CRITICAL PART OF OUR VEHICLE TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IN MY OPINION A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE BECAUSE WHAT IS HAPPENING IS NOT A SIMPLE PROBLEM, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

Aug 08, 2013 - Sugar Land, TX - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND STARTED COASTING. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE, CAR DROVE FINE THE REST OF THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION. NEXT MORNING THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. STOPPED AT AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT.

Aug 07, 2013 - Central Islip, NY - Gasoline
I WAS AT A STOP AT A RAILROAD CROSSING. UPON APPLYING THE GAS TO GO, I STARTED TO LOOSE ALL POWER WITH THE ENGINE STARTING TO SHAKE, AND THE CAR SEEMING TO STALL, BUT LIMPING ALONG. NOTHING HAPPENED AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A PARKING LOT. THE DASHBOARD HAD A WRENCH LIGHT ON. THE CAR IN THE ENGINE AREA WAS STILL VIBRATING AND SHAKING, WITH NO POWER BUT TO LIMP ALONG. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. WAITING A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED UP, BUT SHAKING AN SPUTTERING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY JOB WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEM. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. WHEN GOING HOME, I DROVE AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TWO MORE TIMES, STALLING AND LIMPING ALONG WITH THE WRENCH LITE ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT LIMPED TO MY HOME. AT THIS POINT, CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE NEXT DAY, AAA TOWED CAR FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO FORD DEALER. I MENTIONED THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IN ORDER TO HAVE PART CHANGED. THEY DID GIVE ME A LOANER AND REPORTED TO ME THAT CAR STALLED OUT AND LOST POWER ON THEIR TEST DRIVE. THROTTLE BODY PART WAS CHANGED AND CAR HAS PERFORMED WELL SINCE THAT TIME. $550 BILL AT FORD. THIS CAR WAS A DEATH TRAP TO DRIVE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY DEFECT.

Aug 05, 2013 - Versailles, OH - Gasoline
CAR DIED AT CRUISING SPEEDS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALMOST NEW. I WAS TOLD THIS IS THE THROTTLE BODY?

Aug 02, 2013 - Mauldin, SC - Gasoline
I WAS GOING TO A FRIENDS HOUSE. MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. IF I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL THE TACT WOULD MOVE UP BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T. IT WAS SHAKING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CHANGED. APPARENTLY THE THROTTLE BODY IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THEN LATER THAT DAY HE GOT 8 NEW THROTTLE BODIES IN. SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM IF A LITTLE DEALER LIKE THE ONE I GO TO HAS TO HAVE 8 THROTTLE BODIES IN STOCK AT A TIME. PRIOR TO THIS I KNOW REALIZE MY CAR HAD AN ISSUE FROM THE BEGINNING. WHEN I WOULD BE TRAVELING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON GOING DOWN HILL, MY CAR WOULD DOWN SHIFT HARD AND THE TACT WOULD GO UP VERY HIGH. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ALSO, WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARKED IT WOULD JUMP INTO GEAR. IT HAS DONE THIS AGAIN SINCE I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CHANGED. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING. I'VE DRIVEN FORDS ALL MY LIFE AND CAREER WITH FORD. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I'VE READ OF A LOT OF OWNERS OF 2010 FUSION HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN GOING 60-75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. SCARY. ALSO, IT SEEMS THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN OTHER MAKES OF FORD VEHICLES.

Aug 02, 2013 - Bunceton, MO - Gasoline
THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND STALLED. RESTARTED AND THE CONDITION RECURRED APPROXIMATELY IN 3 OR 4 MILES. AGAIN, I TURNED THE KEY OFF THEN RESTARTED AND AGAIN, THE CONDITION REPEATED AFTER SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND NO CODE WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE. THE CONDITION DID NOT REOCCUR FOR SIX WEEKS AND RESURFACED AGAIN WITH IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THIS TIME THEY AFFIRMED THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND EXHAUSTED THE AVAILABILITY OF THE UNIT.

Aug 02, 2013 - Goodlettsville, TN - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED WHEN THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL CONNECTION. THE CAR THEN STARTED A JERKING MOTION AND I HAD TO STEER IT OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY OF ON MOVING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND START IT BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT.

Aug 01, 2013 - Acworth, GA - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOTHER HOUSE TO PICK UP MY SON MY CAR SUDDENLY JUST LOST ALL POWER. IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT NOT ACCELERATING. IT WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TURNED THE CAR OFF WHEN I RESTARTED IT CAME RIGHT BACK ON AFTER THAT I HAD NO TROUBLE THAT NIGHT. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER MY SON AND I WERE HEADED HOME IT DID THIS TO ME AGAIN BUT WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT HAD MORE TROUBLE AND ONLY ALLOWED ME TO 100 YARD OR SO. MY MECHANIC CLEANED THE PART IT DID FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH OR SO UNTIL THIS PAST MONDAY 7/29/13. I HAVE CURRENTLY BOUGHT A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND IT HAS SEEMED TO FIX THIS CAR. FORD NEEDS TO REALIZE THIS A PROBLEM.THE CAR HAS STOPPED ON ME NUMEROUS TIME AND COULD HAVE CAUSED MANY ACCIDENT. I BEGAN LOOKING AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUES AMONG THIS CAR. ITS TIME FOR A RECALL. I MUST SAY THAT I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE A MECHANIC FOR A DAD BECAUSE I WAS QUOTED ALMOST 700 DOLLARS FOR THIS JOB AND LUCKY HE COULD DO THIS FOR FREE WITH ONLY THE COST OF THE PART.

Jul 29, 2013 - Cottage Grove, MN - Gasoline
FOUR INCIDENCES SINCE ONSET. WHEN ACCELERATING, AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CAR APPEARS TO STALL. A "WRENCH" (MAINTENANCE) LIGHT COMES ON. THEN, WHEN PUSHING GAS PEDAL, IT APPEARS AS IF THE CAR DOES NOT RECEIVE FUEL. PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF AND RESTART CAR AND PROCEEDS NORMALLY.

Jul 29, 2013 - Keymar, MD - Gasoline
AFTER DRIVING OVER 50 MILES, MY CAR STALLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND LET IT IDLE, BUT IT RAN ROUGH. ONCE I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT RAN OKAY. IT STALLED AGAIN LATER IN THAT SAME TRIP. THEN IT STALLED AGAIN TWICE ON MY WAY HOME. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A NON BUSY ROAD WITH A SHOULDER. THEN IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT AFTER DRIVING OVER 50 MILES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS NERVOUS BECAUSE ONCE IT STALLED AS I WAS TURNING ONTO A ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER. I WAS CONCERNED THAT A CAR WOULD COME OVER THE HILL AND HIT ME WHILE I WAS TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. WHEN THEY ORDERED THE PART, INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND WOULDN'T BE IN UNTIL MID-AUGUST. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS PART WHEN IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET THE PART. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO WAIT THAT LONG FOR A PART. NOW TODAY, MY SISTER-IN-LAW, WHO ALSO HAS A 2010 FUSION STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE HAS A LOT LESS MILES ON HER CAR (ABOUT 40,000). READING ALL OF THE ISSUE OTHERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS PART ON THE INTERNET, I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART AND MY REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE COVERED.

Jul 29, 2013 - Omaha, NE - Gasoline
DRIVING CAR DOWN THE STREET AND IT WENT INTO IDLE MODE. HAD TO PULL OFF STREET. CAR HAD NO POWER. TURNED CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND RESTARTED. RAN FINE FOR A WHILE AFTER THAT. THE FAILURE HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME WENT BY. HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON JULY 18. CAR HAS RAN FINE SINCE THEN.

Jul 28, 2013 - Colonia, NJ - Gasoline
ON MORE THAT ONE RECENT OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS, THE CAR'S ENGINE WOULD START IDLING POORLY, AND THE CAR WOULD START COASTING AND NOT RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS AND RESTART THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR ON 7/24/13, AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. FROM SEARCHING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON, AS MANY OTHER FORD FUSION OWNERS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AT AROUND THE 30-35K MILE MARK OF OWNERSHIP. FROM THE INVOICE GIVEN TO ME BY THE DEALER AFTER THE SERVICE, THE ERROR CODE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY WAS P2111, WHICH IS DESCRIBED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NEWS%20ARTICLES/NCCC%20PETITIONS%20NHTSA%20FOR%20DEFECT%20INVESTIGATION%20INTO%20FORD%20ESCAPE%20VEHICLES.HTML I WAS ON A LOCAL ROAD WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND, BUT OTHERS DESCRIBED HAVING THE ENGINE ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON HIGHWAYS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION TO BE IN, AND IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD VEHICLES, THEN IT'S HIGHLY POSSIBLE SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IF THE THROTTLE BODY STARTS MALFUNCTIONING AT THE WRONG PLACE/TIME. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Jul 26, 2013 - Havana, FL - Gasoline
DRIVING DOWN A SIX LANE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, BARELY IDLING. WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CAR STALLED. WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS MISDIAGNOSED AS A BAD BATTERY. NEW BATTERY PUT IN AND SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED 36 HOURS LATER. COMPUTER WAS CHECKED THIS TIME AND WAS GIVING A P2111 ERROR CODE WHICH IS A STUCK THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL PROBLEM IF THE EVENT HAPPENED AT INTERSTATE SPEED, OR MAKING A LEFT TURN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE.

Jul 25, 2013 - Waco, TX - Gasoline
DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN FAR LEFT LANE WHEN VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LOSES POWER. ACCELERATOR PEDAL COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE, AND ENGINE SPEED DROPS TO APPROXIMATELY 800 RPM. I HAD TO QUICKLY MANEUVER ACROSS TWO LANES, WHICH WERE OCCUPIED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS TO GET TO RIGHT SHOULDER. CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HAVING A MAJOR ACCIDENT DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC WHICH WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY INVOLVED 15-20 VEHICLES DUE TO SUDDEN ONSET AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IDLED EXTREMELY ROUGH UPON STOP. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND OPERATE NORMALLY FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME, THEN THE SAME ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD FUSIONS BUILT PRIOR TO LATE 2011 AND FORD ESCAPES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION, AND A RECALL SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE ISSUED. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS A CONSENSUS THAT THE PROBLEM IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FROM THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN VERY SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THIS POINT.

Jul 25, 2013 - Somerville, MA - Gasoline
JUST ADDING TO THE LIST. TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS MY HUSBAND HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE POSTING A SAFETY COMPLAINT ABOUT THEIR 2010 FORD FUSION. HE FOUND HIMSELF NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST TIME HE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND NO ISSUE, AND APPARENTLY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE OVERALL ISSUE. THIS MORNING (AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE) HE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A NON-DEALERSHIP AUTO MECHANIC - NO WORD FROM THEM YET. I AM WORRIED ABOUT HIS SAFETY, AND FRUSTRATED THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL GIVEN HOW WIDE-SPREAD AND LONG-KNOWN THIS PROBLEM IS.

Jul 24, 2013 - West Chicago, IL - Gasoline
CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK. PUT CAR IN DRIVE, STARTED MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE, LOST THROTTLE CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ENGINE DIED WITHIN ABOUT 10 SECONDS. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT RAN NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 25 FEET AND EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE. RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR TO A SUITABLE PARKING SPACE ABOUT 250 FEET AWAY. AFTER SITTING FOR A MINUTE WITH THE CAR OFF, I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT RAN NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST AUTOZONE AND HAD THEM SCAN THE COMPUTER CODES. FOUND P2111 - THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL.

Jul 24, 2013 - Kettering, OH - Gasoline
WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL OR INCLINE, THE MOTOR POWERED DOWN TO THE POINT OF STALLING, WHEREBY I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TODAY, AND ON ONE OCCASION IN DECEMBER 2012, BUT THE SPECIFICS I CANNOT RECALL.

Jul 23, 2013 - Omaha, NE - Gasoline
I WAS VERY WORRIED WHEN MY CAR APPEARED TO JUST TURN OFF AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM THE INTERSTATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE, BAD CONNECTION AND HOPED IT WOULD NEVER DO IT AGAIN. CAR DID START BACK UP WITH NO ISSUES, THAT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAPPENED A LOT ON SATURDAY 7/20/13. I PARKED THE CAR AND NEVER DROVE IT SUNDAY. CALLED FORD FIRST THING MONDAY - 7/22/13 AND THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO HELP. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO A NON DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD PREVIOUSLY RESEARCHED AND WROTE DOWN THE CODES THAT WOULD POSSIBLY COME UP. AS THE OTHER COMPANY STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, I THANKFULLY HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER COST BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS AROUND $1,000. FORD IS CHARGING ME MY DEDUCTIBLE FOR A KNOWN SAFELY ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED? WHY? WHEN? IM HOPING BY ADDING TO THE LIST WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BEFORE THEY ISSUE ARISES RATHER THAN AFTER WE ARE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND NO CONCERN OF FORD. I NEED A RELIABLE CAR, AS IM STILL PAYING FOR IT. ALL OF THE ISSUES ARE EXACTLY FOLLOWING THESE ARTICLES - HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2013/02/25/PROBE-FORD-CARS-SUVS-STALLING/1945799/ AND HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2013/02/25/FEDS-PROBE-725000-LIMP-FORD-MERCURY-VEHICLES-FOR-FAULT/ I'VE HAD HORRIBLE SERVICE FROM FORD AND WOULD PREFER A NON PARTISAN COMPANY TO FIX BUT I AM FORCED TO GO BACK TO THEM TO TAKE CAR OF ISSUE.

Jul 23, 2013 - Rockmart, GA - Gasoline
STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, LIGHT TURNS GREEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER- I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND IT CRAWLED ALONG AN INCH AT A TIME UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL INTO A CHURCH YARD AND TURN IT OFF, I LIFTED THE HOOD TO CHECK EVERYTHING AND DECIDED TO CRANK THE CAR TO SEE IF I COULD HEAR ANYTHING AND IT RAN FINE AND HAS BEEN FINE FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS. AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS.

Jul 22, 2013 - Monroe, LA - Gasoline
I BOUGHT A 2010 FORD FUSION, 4 MONTHS AGO IN MARCH, 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE CAR BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY HAPPENING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT HAS PROGRESSED MORE AND MORE TO THE POINT THAT I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE AT ALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO SENT IT TO BE SERVICED. THEN I FIND OUT THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND WOULD COST ME 600 DOLLARS TO GET REPAIRED AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I LIKED THE FUSION UNTIL I BEGAN HAVING THESE ISSUES, BUT I FEAR FOR THE LIFE MYSELF AND MY KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE AND DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS RIGHT AFTER THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE.

Jul 22, 2013 - Rochester, MN - Gasoline
FAULTY THROTTLE BODY HAS CAUSED SEVERAL ENGINE STALL EVENTS ON AND OFF HIGHWAY. CAR IN SHOP AWAITING REPLACEMENT PART. FORD SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT WITHOUT A RECALL YET ANNOUNCED. THEY ADVISED NOT DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL PART IS REPLACED AS THAT WOULD BE "VERY DANGEROUS." WHY WOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL YET?

Jul 21, 2013 - Colchester, IL - Gasoline
THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED I WAS A 4 LANE WITH THE CRUISE SET A 65. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND AT THE SAME TIME! THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I BRAKED THE CAR AND PULLED OVER OFF THE ROAD, THE CARS ENGINE WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH SO I TURNED OF THE IGNITION. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED THE CAR GOT BACK TO SPEED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED- LUCKY FOR ME NO TRAFFIC AROUND AT THE TIME. THE FORTH TRY THE CAR RAN FINE THE REST OF THE 6 MILES LEFT TO WORK. THAT NIGHT GOING HOME FROM WORK- SAME THING- LOSS OF ALL POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT- MADE IT OFF THE ROAD AGAIN SAFELY. RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN FINE- ABOUT 3 MILES TO HOME. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT DID THE SAME THING SEVERAL MORE TIMES THEN RAN FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. TURNS OUT THAT WAS JUST THE START OF THE FUN! : [ NOW IT STARTED LOSING POWER AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS IN TOWN, AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE THAT TRAFFIC WAS MOVING 55MPH.

Jul 21, 2013 - Valley View, TX - Gasoline
AS I WAS DRIVING TO PICK MY WIFE UP FROM WORK. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY THROTTLE RESPONSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, THE INCIDENT JUST HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE OF TRAFFIC I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. AFTER A MIN. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND GO ANOTHER 2 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ERROR CODE THAT CAME UP WAS P2111. FORD IS LUCKY THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT OR KILLED AS A CAR JUST STOPS WORKING WITH NO WARNING.WHAT IF I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED? ALL POWER TO NO POWER IN A BLINK OF A EYE.

Jul 19, 2013 - Woodstock, GA - Gasoline
WHILE ACCELERATING, CRUISING OR AT IDLE, THE ENGINE STALLS THEN DIES. WHEN RESTARTING ENGINE STUMBLES BADLY AND DIES. THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING INTO INTERSECTIONS, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ETC. MIL IS NOW ON CONSTANTLY. VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WE WILL BE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AT OUR OWN EXPENSE, BUT WOULD LIKE FORD TO REIMBURSE US.

Jul 19, 2013 - Louisville, KY - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER I PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I PRECEDED TO WORK. WHEN I GOT OFF OF WORK AND WENT HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. A WEEK LATER THE SYMPTOMS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME IT WAS MORE THEN ONCE. CLOSE TO A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES IN A ONE HOUR PERIOD.

Jul 18, 2013 - Shreveport, LA - Gasoline
DATE AND MILEAGE OF INCIDENT ARE GUESSES. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY OR LOCAL ROADS, ENGINE STALLS AS IF IT HAD NO POWER, HOWEVER, THE TACHOMETER INDICATES ENGINE STILL RUNNING. EACH TIME THIS OCCURS, VEHICLE HAS TO BE STEERED ON TO SHOULDER. WHEN PULLING ONTO SHOULDER, IT VIBRATES TREMENDOUSLY. AFTER IT STOPS, YOU MUST PUT IT INTO PARK, THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GOODYEAR WHERE IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A P2111 FAULT. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT BE BROUGHT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR SERVICING. BROUGHT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP A WEEK AGO. CONFIRMED AS P2111 FAULT. PART HAD TO BE ORDERED WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY 6 DAYS TO RECEIVE. AS OF THIS COMPLAINT, STILL WAITING ON SERVICE TO BE COMPLETED.

Jul 18, 2013 - Jacksonville , FL - Gasoline
DRIVING ON 295 N BOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE ENGINE JUST STALLED...THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I TRIED GIVING IT GAS BUT I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO SO I HAD TO FIGHT THE TRAFFIC TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT IT OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AND ON THE SECOND TRY IT DID BUT FELT LIKE IT WAS RUNNING ON 2 CYLINDERS.SO I LET IT SPUTTER ALONG THE SHOULDER TO THE EXIT WHERE I SHUT IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN TRIED IT AGAIN, IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A ADVANCED AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THEY PLUGGED IN THE TESTER AND GOT A THROTTLE ACTUATOR ERROR CODE.I GOT IT STARTED AND IT DROVE OK TILL I GOT HOME BUT HAVEN'T USED IT YET. THIS CAR DID HAVE A PROBLEM A FEW WEEKS AGO BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A GLITCH BECAUSE IT JUST RAN ROUGH AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW I'M READING ABOUT OTHER FUSIONS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

Jul 16, 2013 - Wilmington, DE - Gasoline
THROTTLE BODY QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AT INSTRUMENT PANEL. COASTED ACROSS 5 LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO REACH THE ROAD SHOULDER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON THE THROTTLE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER FOR THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ACTIVE.

Jul 15, 2013 - Riverview, FL - Gasoline
WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 FORD FUSION USED AND THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE CAR WE HAD A PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL AND NEEDED TO RESET THE COMPUTER. WE NOTICED THAT WHEN WE STOPPED THE CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD AND STALL. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND THEY WOULD FIX IT AND PROVIDE US WITH A LOANER IN THE MEANTIME. WHEN I CALLED BACK TO SCHEDULE THE SERVICE I WAS THEN TOLD THEY WOULD NOT FULFILL THERE STATEMENT. WE CALLED, SENT EMAIL AND NEVER RECEIVED AND RESPONSE. I HAD PRETTY MUCH GIVEN UP ON HELP UNTIL BY MISTAKE THEY HAD CALLED US ABOUT OUR RECENT PURCHASE AND THEY HAD STATED THEY HAD CALLED THE WRONG PERSON, I VOICED MY CONCERN AS THE CAR HAD BEEN GETTING WORSE AND THE STALLING, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WAS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED, AND SOME REPAIR. WE WERE RECENTLY INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM IN THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH I HAVE FOUND OUT IS ON BACK ORDER AND WAS TOLD THE MANUFACTURER IS NO LONGER MAKING. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN YOU ARE A ONE CAR FAMILY YOU CANNOT JUST SET YOUR CAR ASIDE AND NOT GO TO WORK OR OTHER NECESSARY PLACES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY AFTER AT LEAST 2 YRS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE IT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF SO FAR. SOMEONE WILL, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM FORD AND OTHERS ARE DEFINITELY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SINCE IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO NO PART. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY,

Jul 13, 2013 - Hudson, FL - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO AVOID TRAFFIC COMING UP FROM BEHIND ME. I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. THIS RESET THE GAUGES AND I COULD BEGIN DRIVING HOME (LESS THAN A MILE AWAY). ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP, VETERANS FORD IN TAMPA, FL. I SPOKE WITH A SERVICE ADVISOR NAMED [XXX], WHO THROUGH MY DESCRIPTION OF THE SYMPTOMS SAID THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY HAD JUST FIXED THREE FUSIONS THAT VERY DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID IT IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE 2010 FUSION MODEL AND THEY FIX MANY OF THESE. SEEMS TO ME THAT FORD SHOULD REALIZE THEIR IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS PART AND IT IS UNSAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART IN MY OPINION AS IT IS NOW GOING TO COST ME BETWEEN 400-700 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Jul 12, 2013 - Point Pleasant, NJ - Gasoline
CAR ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY JERKED AND RPMS LOCKED AT 1000 NO MATTER WHAT WAS DONE WITH GAS PEDAL. DID NOT RECOVER UNTIL TURNED OFF AND THEN ON. REPEATED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ALSO ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN TRYING TO IDLE. RESOLUTION WAS REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.

Jul 12, 2013 - Clarksville, AR - Gasoline
DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR LOST POWER GOING UP A HILL, AS IF THE GAS PEDAL HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING HIT AND PULLED OUT OF THE WAY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR DID START AGAIN BUT THE SHIFTING IS STRANGE AND IT DIES A LOT. I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY AS THEY HAD BEEN REPLACING THEM LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY AND WOULD COST AROUND $500. I THEN HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE DROVE IT AROUND AND THE CAR DIED ON HIM 3 TIMES IN THIS ONE TRIP. SO AFTER CHECKING...HE CONFIRMED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND WOULD TAKE UP TO 6 WEEKS. THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUSIONS AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT FORD CORPORATE. I DID AND THEIR RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM WAS "WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED YOU.WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOUR VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY YOUR SERVICING FORD DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF ANY SYMPTOMS YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE EXPERIENCING. THEY HAVE FACTORY TRAINED TECHNICIANS, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE INFORMATION AND SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO HELP DIAGNOSE YOUR VEHICLE." RIGHT, MORE MONEY FOR THEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IT'S OBVIOUS BY THE NATIONAL BACK ORDER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE.

Jul 12, 2013 - Keego Harbor, MI - Gasoline
LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE, VERY ROUGH. WRENCH SYMBOL LIT. SHUT CAR OFF, OPENED/CLOSED DOOR AND CAR WAS OK UNTIL NEXT INCIDENT. FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY AND AT SLOWER SPEED. DIAGNOSTIC AT THE DEALER WAS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE.

Jul 11, 2013 - Austin, TX - Gasoline
DRIVING CAR APPROX. 50 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR, ENGINE JUST STOPS, NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE. WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON(FORD OWNERS MANUAL SHOWS IT TO BE THROTTLE BODY/DRIVE-TRAIN). THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PREVIOUS TO YESTERDAY'S OCCURRENCE. WE BROUGHT THE CAR FROM DRIVETIME AND TOOK IT TO THEIR MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT FIND A STORED CODE, WAS I DO NOT BELIEVE TO BE TRUE. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE CONCERNING SOME INCIDENT, WE NOTICED THAT OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING AND THE CAR JUST QUITS. APPARENTLY FORD KNOWS ABOUT BECAUSE A CAR A LOCAL DEALER AND THE PARTS DEPARTMENT HAS PARTS ON BACK ORDER. YESTERDAY, 7/10 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CODE WAS P2112(THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED). SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

Jul 09, 2013 - Glen Allen, VA - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION AT AROUND 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. LUCKILY, I MANAGED TO GET MY VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WHEN I PLACED IT IN PARK, THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND WHEN I RE-STARTED IT, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THE STALL DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A FASTER SPEED. A CO-WORKER OF MINE ALSO HAS A 2010 FORD FUSION AND HAD THIS SAME ISSUE A FEW MONTHS AGO.

Jul 08, 2013 - Elkhart, IN - Gasoline
WE LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE STORE PARKING LOT. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR,STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC BEHIND OR ONCOMING WHILE MAKING THESE LEFT TURNS. WE GOT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, NOT UNDER WARRANTY, NOT ON RECALL, ADVISED AGAINST DRIVING OUR CAR, DID NOT HAVE A CAR FOR US TO DRIVE, WOULD NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL, AND THE PART WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER FOR A MONTH! WE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD THEM OUR SITUATION (MY WIFE IS SIX MONTHS PREGNANT WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH). THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND PUT US ON AN EXPEDITED LIST. HOWEVER, WE HAVE YET TO HEAR WHEN THAT PART IS COMING IN.

Jul 07, 2013 - St Charles, MO - Gasoline
ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, CAR WILL NOT MAINTAIN SPEED, ENGINE DROPS TO ROUGH IDLE, ACCELERATOR IS UNRESPONSIVE. CAR MUST BE STOPPED, WITH TRANS MISSION IN PARK, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. IT HAS DONE THIS 9 TIMES IN THE LAST DAY AND A HALF ... ONCE WHILE TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS PUTS MY LIFE AND PASSENGER'S LIVES AT JEOPARDY.

Jul 07, 2013 - Raleigh, NC - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. I CAME TO A STOP TURNED THE ENGINE OFF LET IT SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT SEEMED FINE, I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN HOME BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE ON MY WAY HOME. I CALLED THE DEALER TO BRING THE CAR IN REGARDING THE PROBLEM. I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR, HE SEEMED TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. $575.00 LATER I'M BACK ON THE ROAD. LESS THAN 4,000 OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS HAPPENS, IT SEEMS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH OTHER FUSIONS.

Jul 05, 2013 - Norwalk, CT - Gasoline
JUNE 22ND DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY TO CHURCH ALONG MAJOR HIGHWAY AT A RATE OF 60-62 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST WENT LIMP AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CAR BEHIND SLAMMED ITS BRAKE AND HORN. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED OFF CAR IGNITION AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. NEEDED TIME TO COMPOSE MYSELF AFTER ALMOST BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. PLACED MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY OFF THE NEXT HIGHWAY EXIT. LEFT CAR IN COMMUTER LOT AND CALLED MY WIFE TO PICK ME UP IN THE DEPENDABLE HONDA. THIS VEHICLE HAS PLACED MY FAMILY'S LIVES IN A UNSAFE POSITION. I WILL NEVER TRUST DRIVING IT.

Jul 05, 2013 - Norwalk, CT - Gasoline
TRADED IN OUR FORD FREESTYLE TO PURCHASE USED 2010 FUSION VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2013 WITH 53,000 MILES AND A 30-DAY WARRANTY. THIS WAS OUR THIRD FORD VEHICLE AND WE'VE ENJOYED DEPENDABILITY, COMFORT AND SAFE DRIVING WITH OUR PREVIOUS FORDS, SO WE SAW NO NEED IN PURCHASING A WARRANTY. ONE MONTH LATER, WE WERE STRUCK BY HURRICANE SANDY. OUR HONDA CRV-06 PARKED ALONG SIDE THE FUSION WAS NEARLY TOTALED BY A DOWNED TREE BUT NOT A SCRATCH TO THE FUSION JUST FEW INCHES AWAY. NOW, WE WISH THAT THE FUSION WOULD HAVE BEEN IN IT-++ PLACE. WE NOTICED A RUBBING RIGHT AWAY TO FIND OUR THE STAMFORD DEALERSHIP SOLD US A CAR WITH SUMMER TIRES AND WARPED RIMS. DECEMBER 2012, LIGHT CAME ON WHICH LOOKED LIKE A FUEL CAP. THEY TOLD US IT'S A SENSOR AND WOULD COST $300.00 PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THEY RESET LIGHT.

Jul 04, 2013 - Warrior, AL - Gasoline
I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO A MALL WHEN MY CAR'S ACCELERATOR QUIT WORKING. I LET OFF AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND STILL NOTHING. I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN MY CAR OFF. I LEFT IT OFF FOR A MINUTE AND RESTARTED. IT WORKED FINE AFTER THE RESTART. A FEW MILES LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH. I DID THE SAME PROCEDURE AS BEFORE AND AGAIN, MY CAR RAN FINE. A FEW MINUTES LATER I WAS PULLING INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I DECIDED TO JUST GO BACK HOME BEFORE I HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS AT NIGHT. A FEW MILES FURTHER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD A PARTS STORE HOOK UP A DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE AND GOT A "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN" CODE. I BEGAN TO GOOGLE THIS AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORDS DOING THIS, YET FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM A BIT FURIOUS THAT THEY WOULD KNOW THERE IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS.

Jul 03, 2013 - Lexington, KY - Gasoline
I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO RESPONSE FROM MY GAS PEDAL AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE I'M OKAY. BUT, ONCE I GOT UP TO SPEED AGAIN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK HOME BY DRIVING ON BACK STREETS AT 25 MPH. USING MY ODB-II READER, I RETRIEVED CODE P2112 FROM MY CAR. THIS POINTS TO THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.

Jul 03, 2013 - Vienna, VA - Gasoline
THE CAR'S THROTTLE-BODY FAILED INSTANTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A MAJOR SECONDARY ROAD. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ACTION TO GET OFF THE TWO TRAVEL LANES (DURING RUSH-HOUR IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA), AND NEARLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ONLY 1/4 MILE FROM ENTERING INTERSTATE 66, WHICH DID NOT HAVE A SAFE SHOULDER DURING THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, AND WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Jul 02, 2013 - Little Rock, AR - Gasoline
WHILE GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE ACCELERATOR FAILED THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF RESTARTED IT DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES AND AGAIN SAME ISSUE RESTARTED AND DROVE LESS THAN 5 MILES AND AGAIN RESTART DRIVE LESS THAN 1 MILE AND YET AGAIN I CALLED THREE DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND NONE OF THEM HAVE THE PART TO EVEN THINK ABOUT FIXING THIS PROBLEM THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP AS SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE $400-$700 INCLUDING MYSELF TO SAY OK FORD HERE IS MY CAR FIX IT WHILE WAITING A WEEK TO A MONTH FOR IT.

Jul 02, 2013 - Cibolo, TX - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE CAR JERKED AND LOST THRUST. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I COASTED AS FAR AS I COULD GET. THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE RUNNING SO I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND WAITED 20 SECONDS OR SO AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CAR CRANKED MANY TIMES BUT THEN STARTED BACK UP AND WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO CHECK IT OUT. TWO DAYS LATER THEY STILL HAD NOT LOOKED AT IT SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK. 5 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT I CAME TO A STOP JUST AROUND A CORNER AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT BEING REAR ENDED. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THIS TIME THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT THEY HAD JUST RECEIVED A SHIPMENT THAT DAY. THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THESE THROTTLE BODIES HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR WEEKS. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS BUT IT SEEMS THAT THIS SERVICE SHOULD BE DONE AS A RECALL SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY PROBLEM.

Jul 01, 2013 - Pawtucket , RI - Gasoline
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT LOST POWER AND AS SHE DESCRIBED "IT STARTED TO BUCK". THERE WAS LITTLE RESPONSE AND THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SHE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT BACK UP. THE CAR WAS FINE AND A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT DID IT AGAIN. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. I LOOKED AT IT THE FOLLOWING DAY AND CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. SPEAKING TO A TECHNICIAN, HE TOLD ME A DIAGNOSTIC PROBABLY WOULDN'T BRING ANYTHING UP SINCE THE LIGHTS WERE NOW OFF AND THE COMPUTER HAD RESET ITSELF. ON SUNDAY JUNE 30TH, 2013, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO SWITCH LANES AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO HER. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP, IT IDLED ROUGH AND QUICKLY SMOOTHED OUT. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON THIS VEHICLE. I STOPPED READING AFTER 55 REPORTS ALL LISTING THE SAME ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE PLACED ON THIS PART SINCE IT CAUSES A HIGH HAZARD/MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

Jun 30, 2013 - Austin, TX - Gasoline
CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE (ALL ELECTRIC FUNCTIONS ON AND CAR RUNNING, BUT NO ACCELERATION) AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY. CAR BEGAN SHAKING WHEN STOPPED IN PARKING LOT OFF OF ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER. CAR DID THE SAME THING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REACH 30-35 MPH. PULLED INTO APARTMENT COMPLEX, WAITED, AND RESTARTED. CARE FAILED TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN A 3 MILE DISTANCE, AND WAS RESTARTED. WRENCH LIGHT VANISHED AFTER RESTART, BUT ENGINE LIGHT NOW REMAINS ON. REPORTING DUE TO ONGOING INVESTIGATION WITH THROTTLE BODIES FOR FORD VEHICLES. RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE.

Jun 30, 2013 - Dublin, OH - Gasoline
AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE MY CAR STALLED, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO MOVE ANOTHER 200 FEET BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, REPEATEDLY I WOULD NEED TO PUT IT IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND BEGIN AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE LAST NIGHT. I AM NOT UNABLE TO SAFELY TRAVEL TO WORK OR ANY OTHER LOCATION DUE TO THIS SITUATION.

Jun 28, 2013 - Yorktown, VA - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE PEDAL. THE CAR SLOWED AND LUCKILY COULD BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP IT STARTED BUCKING. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RAN OK FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP TO WORK. THE CAR HAD THE SAME FAILURE ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AND ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THE DEAL SERVICE HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER.

Jun 28, 2013 - Saint Charles, MO - Gasoline
CAR WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE , BUT ONLY CREEP ALONG. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A PARKING LOT JUST ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WHERE CAR WAS STOPPED. TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD US IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE.

Jun 28, 2013 - Kansas City, KS - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JERKED AND THE RPMS DROPPED AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD TURNED ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND STARTED THE CARE AGAIN. NO LIGHTS WERE ON SO I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY (ROUGHLY 15 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS) AND SOMETIMES THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES IT'S THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT'S THE BATTERY LIGHT. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER THE SPEED, NO MATTER THE TEMPERATURE, NO MATTER THE NUMBER OF THINGS USING THE BATTERY (BECAUSE THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON A FEW TIMES). IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM AND GOT IT TO THE SHOP TO TELL US IT WAS CODE P2111, SOMETHING WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. IT NEEDS REPLACED, SO THEY SAY - BUT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER.

Jun 28, 2013 - La Grange Park, IL - Gasoline
**OTTLE BODY**** DURING SEVERAL TIMES OF DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, I ACCELERATED AND THE RPM ON THE CAR JUMPED SUDDENLY AND STUCK AT A HIGH POSITION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS IN WHICH THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN USE OF IT. THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY.

Jun 27, 2013 - The Colony, TX - Gasoline
***** BAD THROTTLE BODY******** MY WIFE AND SON WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF GOING THROUGH A INTERACTION A CAR ALMOST HIT THEM TO THE RAPID LOSS OF SPEED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO POWER AND VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN ABOUT FOUR TIMES NOW. LOOKS LIKE FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND AFTER THIS DID IT ON ME TODAY 6/27/13 SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN A ACCIDENT OR HURT REAL BAD. FROM LOOKING AT ALL THE REVIEWS THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR WORST. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS ON A RECALL LIST. THANK YOU.

Jun 27, 2013 - Marietta, OH - Gasoline
CAR STARTED JERKING AND THE THROTTLE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION. HAD DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY.

Jun 27, 2013 - Lawrenceburg, IN - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE FELT "DISCONNECTED" FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I COULD PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALL I WANTED, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL UNDER IT'S OWN MOMENTUM, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, I WAS VERY NEARLY REAR-ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, AND BECAUSE I WAS COASTING DOWN TO A STOP QUICKLY, MY ONLY CHOICE WAS TO PULL INTO THE CENTER TURN LANE OF THE 5-LANE ROAD. TRAFFIC CONTINUED TO SPEED PAST ME AS I STOPPED IN THE CENTER LANE. AS I STOPPED, THE ENGINE RAN INCREDIBLY ROUGHLY. IT WAS STUMBLING AND MISSING LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH AIR. THERE WAS A YELLOW WRENCH ICON ON MY DASHBOARD, BUT NO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT". I SHUT DOWN, WAITED A MINUTE, AND REFIRED THE CAR. THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY SMOOTHLY AFTER THAT. I DID SOME CHECKING, AND IT APPEARS TO BE A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE VERY WIDESPREAD ON 2010 AND 2011 FORD'S. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS. IT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I'M LUCKY IT WAS JUST ME IN THE CAR, AND I KNEW WHAT TO DO. WHAT IF MY WIFE AND BABY WERE IN THE CAR, AND SHE WASN'T AS LUCKY? WHAT IF THE GUY BEHIND ME WASN'T AS QUICK ON HIS BRAKES??

Jun 25, 2013 - Heartland, TX - Gasoline
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, AND THE CAR WENT TO A QUICK DECELERATE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC, AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR ALMOST STALLED ONCE I GOT COMPLETELY STOPPED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, AND RESTARTED IT. IT STARTED UP A LITTLE SLOW, BUT WAS QUICK TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. THIS WAS ON TUESDAY MORNING. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON THE SAME SYMPTOMS (NO ACCELERATION, AND A QUICK DECELERATION) BUT THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, AND MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PULL OFF TO THE LEFT, BECAUSE I WAS NOT TRAVELING FAST ENOUGH TO TRY AND GET THROUGH THE TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT. TURNED IT OFF, ABOUT A MINUTE LATER I STARTED IT AGAIN, AND I WENT ON MY WAY. THEN THIS MORNING (06/25/13) IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES ON MY WAY TO WORK. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE, JUST IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND IT IS A GOOD THING I DID. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD, AS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SAFELY GET PULLED OVER PRESENTS A LOT OF DANGER FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE CODE, AND THEY TOLD ME IT POINTS TO A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. AFTER READING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS AND SYMPTOMS, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Jun 25, 2013 - Tomahawk, KY - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER ALL IT WOULD DO WAS IDLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES I CHECKED THE CODES WITH MY SCAN TOOL IT GAVE TWO CODES FOR STUCK THROTTLE BODY ONE FOR STUCK CLOSED AND THE OTHER ONE FOR STUCK OPEN.

Jun 21, 2013 - San Antonio, TX - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING ~70 MPH, MY CAR STALLED - THE GAS WAS NO LONGER RESPONSIVE AND THE RPM WENT TO 1K. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP MY CAR. BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 5 AND 0 ZERO MILES AN HOUR, THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY (I HAVE WITNESSED THIS WITH THE HOOD UP - IT IS ABNORMAL) AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL TURNED ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN MINUTES AND DRIVE NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THIS EVENT REPEATED ITSELF EVERY 30 TO 60 MILES ON A 300 MILE TRIP. AFTER THIS TRIP, THE VEHICLE WAS "FINE" FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS, 1000-1500 MILES - CITY OR HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, THE BATTERY DIED AT ONE POINT. ALSO, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE GAS WAS NOT RESPONSIVE - IT WOULD HICCUP. OCCASIONALLY THE HICCUP WOULD OCCUR DURING ACCELERATION. ON 6/20, THE EVENT OCCURRED ONCE MORE, BUT AT LOW SPEED AND DURING DECELERATION - 30-40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR TWICE AND DRIVE ANOTHER HALF A MILE TO A PARKING SPOT. FOUR HOURS LATER, I TRIED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HALF A MILE WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT NEEDED TO RESTART THE CAR 5 TO 7 TIMES TO REACH A PARKING SPOT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE ERROR CODE P2112 WAS PRODUCED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE TECHNICIANS SUGGESTED PART DS70-9E926-D, ALL OR PART OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. TSB 10-21-6 ADDRESSES A SIMILAR PAIR OF PARTS IN 7T4Z-9E926-FA AND 8S4Z-9E926-B LABELED "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY" AS WELL. THE PART IS CURRENTLY UNDER BACK ORDER WITH NO ETA ON THE BACK ORDER. THIS APPEARS TO BE INDICATIVE OF A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM ON A BROAD SCALE WITHIN THE COMPANY'S VEHICLES. THE RED MCCOMBS DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY TAKING THE POSITION THAT MY CAR/CAR PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FOMOCO AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR TAKEN CARE OF BY RECALL.

Jun 21, 2013 - Moore, OK - Gasoline
NO ACCELERATION. GAS PEDDLE FULLY USED CAUSED NO ACCELERATION. THE CAR SHUTTERED AND RPM'S WERE SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED IN PARK TO TURN OFF ENGINE. AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED STARTS, THE CAR STARTED, BUT WOULD NOT STAY ON. WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET THE CAR STARTED, BUT HAD NO ACCELERATION. AFTER A FEW STOPS AND STARTS OF THE ENGINE, WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. AT 3 MORE STOPS, THE CAR STALLED AND REQUIRED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD REMAIN STARTED. I AM AWARE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL OF CAR.

Jun 21, 2013 - Brownstown, IN - Gasoline
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR EVEN AT LOWER SPEED (CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME), FEEL A SHUDDER AND HAVE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. VERY VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC!!!!!! A WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ONLY COASTING, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT IT IN PARK. CAR HAD A VERY SHAKY IDLE, LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 1 MIN, THEN STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP., BUT ONCE IT WAS BACK ON IT SEEMED FINE. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS. 1 MONTH OR 2 LATER AFTER FIRST INCIDENT, SAME EVENT OCCURRED AGAIN, MULTIPLE TIMES. I WAS GOING TO MY SONS BASEBALL TOURNAMENT AND MISSED FIRST INNING CAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE FORD DEALER WOULD NOT GET IT IN QUICKLY AND DID NOT TELL ME THIS WAS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, I TOOK TO ADVANCE AUTO AND RAN THE OBDII SCAN TOOL. WHAT DO YOU KNOW FAULT P2111 AND P2112. CALL FORD DEALER BACK AND PART IS ON BACKORDER. 7 PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME FOR SAME ISSUE. WENT ON INTERNET. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE ALL THE WAY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!!!!! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HIT OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND PEOPLE WILL GET HURT. RIDICULOUS. FORD GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER AND DO THE RIGHT THING.

Jun 21, 2013 - Navarre Beach, FL - Gasoline
I PURCHASED A USED 2010 FORD FUSION WITH 59674 MILES ON 4/4/13. ON THE DRIVE HOME I EXPERIENCED A LURCHING OCCASIONALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS. (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.) THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS LIT. THE LURCHING CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. IT BUCKED AND IDLED ROUGH. IT DIED SOMETIMES (MOSTLY WHILE IDLING), LEAVING ME BLOCKING TRAFFIC, TILL I COULD PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART. THE LURCHING WAS THE MOST CONCERNING, BECAUSE THE CAR BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. I HAD TO WORK HARD TO KEEP FROM GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND THIS SITE AND OTHERS DESCRIBING THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS AND I RECOGNIZED THAT WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. I CALLED TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS, BOTH OF WHOM SAID THEY COULDN'T GET THE THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE SO MANY ARE FAILING THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SUPPLY. ONE DEALER SAID THAT PEOPLE WERE JUST BRINGING IN THEIR FUSIONS AND PARKING THEM AT THE LOT UNTIL A THROTTLE BODY WAS FOUND. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE CLERK WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THEIR PARTS DEPARTMENT UNHAPPY THAT SHE HAD TO TELL A ANOTHER CUSTOMER IT WOULD BE 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE THEY WOULD GET A THROTTLE BODY FOR THEIR 2010 FORD FUSION (NOT MINE). I BEGRUDGINGLY I AUTHORIZED THE $95 DIAGNOSIS FEE. I WAITED 3 HOURS. THEN SHE TOLD ME THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY MAF SENSOR AND WOULD COST $500. I REMEMBERED READING THE COMPLAINTS HERE THAT OTHERS WERE TOLD THE SAME THING, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REOCCUR AND THEN HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AND LEFT AN ORDER IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT FOR A THROTTLE BODY. FROM THE MOMENT I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE. I THINK THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I WILL HAVE MY MECHANIC INSTALL A NEW $70 MAF AND WAIT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO FAIL EVENTUALLY, AS I FULLY EXPECT IT TO DO. THE DEALERS KNOW THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS A RECALL!

Jun 20, 2013 - Smithfield, VA - Gasoline
THE CAR HAS CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC NUMEROUS TIME AND 3 CLOSE CALLS ON ACCIDENTS. THROTTLE BODY WAS THE PROBLEM.CALLED FORD AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE # AND SAID THAT THEY COULDNOT HELP KNOWING THAT THE HAVE A PROBLEM. FORD MECHS THAT I HAVE TALK TO HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE REPLACE ALOT OF THE THROTTLE BODYS AND FOR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM PROBABLY UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR INJURED WHILE THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN RUNNING 60MPH.

Jun 20, 2013 - Huntsville, AL - Gasoline
I WAS TRAVELING APPROX 60 MPH IN CROWDED TRAFFIC WHEN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STALLED AND LOST ITS POWER. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE CAR SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE WRENCH LIGHT DID COME ON. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE AND JUST PRIOR TO CALLING ROAD ASSISTANCE, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR. IT DID SO SUCCESSFULLY AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. FOR TWO DAYS, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. NO DTC WAS PRODUCED. HOWEVER, AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH, THEY WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. SO FAR, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED.

Jun 19, 2013 - Phoenix, AZ - Gasoline
FROM A STANDING STOP I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR SURGED THEN BUCKED, SURGED THEN BUCKED. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. DEALER TOLD ME PART WAS BACK ORDERED UNTIL MID JULY AS THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION WITH THOUSANDS OF FUSIONS SITTING IN DEALER LOTS WAITING FOR PART.

Jun 19, 2013 - Mcleansville, NC - Gasoline
I HAD COME TO A STOP LIGHT AND WAS TURNING RIGHT WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. SECOND TIME ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS TURNING ONTO A ENTRANCE RAMP TO AN INTERSTATE AND WAS ACCELERATING WHEN IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS IDLING WHEN THE CAR TOTALLY CUT OFF. I RESTARTED IT DROVE 5 MILES AND IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DOING A STEADY 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. TODAY WHEN I WAS DOING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. EACH TIME, I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR WHICH RAN NORMALLY AFTER THAT.

Jun 18, 2013 - Sugar Land, TX - Gasoline
VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE AND MECHANIC WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND STARTED TO GO AGAIN. IF I TRIED TO MODERATELY ACCELERATE MY FORD FUSION WOULD LOSE POWER AGAIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER IT WOULD BEGIN TO VIBRATE ROUGHLY WHEN LOW IDLING. I USE A CODE CHECKER AND PULLED A P2111 CODE WHICH STATES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN. THIS OCCURRED 4 MORE TIMES ALONG THE TRIP BACK HOME.

Jun 18, 2013 - Roosevelt, NJ - Gasoline
51000 MILES ON CAR. DRIVING 45 MPH. ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. ENGINE DIES. DRIFT TO SIDE OF ROAD. STARTS AGAIN. WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. ENGINE DIES AGAIN. DEALER STATES IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE IS NOT PART OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINE BUT FUEL SYSTEM. JOB IN $600 RANGE BUT FORD HAS NO REPLACEMENT PARTS! THEY ARE BACK ORDERED BECAUSE SO MANY ARE FAILING ALL OVER COUNTRY! THIS IS FORD'S ENGINEERING PROBLEM NOT THE CUSTOMERS. AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED.

Jun 18, 2013 - Batesville, MS - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING MY CAR TO START TO LOSE SPEED RAPIDLY. I WAS IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, MAKING THIS ISSUE THAT MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE WITHOUT HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD PULL SAFELY OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. IT SEEMED TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOW PUT MY CAR OUT OF COMMISSION UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $400. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, I FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT, BUT WILL NOT COVER UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAVE BECAUSE IT IS AN "EMISSIONS" PART. I MUST STATE THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY CAR AND LIKE THE WAY IT DRIVES, BUT AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED SINCE IT IS COMMON ENOUGH FOR THE DEALER TO KNOW WHAT IT IS BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR. I ALSO MUST SAY THAT MY DEALER HAS DEALT WITH ME FAIRLY AND HONESTLY THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS.

Jun 18, 2013 - Morrisville, NC - Gasoline
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I FELT A SHUDDER AND REALIZED I WAS LOSING FORWARD MOMENTUM. RPMS DROPPED AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. A WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ONLY COASTING, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT IT IN PARK. CAR HAD A VERY SHAKY IDLE, LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 1 MIN, THEN TRIED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON. CAR TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO TURN BACK ON, BUT ONCE IT WAS BACK ON IT SEEMED FINE. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FIVE DAYS AFTER FIRST INCIDENT, SAME EVEN OCCURRED AGAIN, WITH TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON SEEMING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME. NO ELECTRICAL, BRAKING, OR POWER-STEERING POWER WAS LOST.

Jun 15, 2013 - Henderson, NC - Gasoline
THROTTLE BODY! I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR A WHILE NOW. STARTED WITH THE CHECK FUEL INLET CAP LIGHT COMING ON. FYI, I HAVE NOT FUEL CAP FOR THIS CAR. HAD IT CHECKED, THOUGHT IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. THEN THE ISSUES STARTED TAKING PLACE. HAD A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE I WOULD BE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON IN THE CAR AND IT WOULD COMPLETELY LOSE ANY THROTTLE CONTROL. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE, CAR WOULD STILL BE RUNNING, BUT ONCE STOPPED WOULD SHAKE AND SPUTTER, I WOULD TURN IT OFF AND THEN IT WOULD FIRE RIGHT BACK UP. SOMETIMES THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE MAYBE 3 TIMES BACK TO BACK AND THEN WOULD NOT DO IT ANYMORE. I KEPT BEING TOLD, WHEN IT HAPPENS BRING IT IN....THAT IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE. IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND NOW AT LOWER SPEEDS AND AS OF LAST WEEK, AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. NOW IT IS PARKED, CAN'T GO 2 MILES WITHOUT IT SHUTTING OFF. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, YET THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. FORD IS TELLING ME THE PART IS BACK ORDERED, AND THAT I MAY HAVE TO WAIT A MONTH FOR IT TO COME IN. I WORK AND HAVE TWO KIDS AND NOW FORD WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO WAIT TO GET IT FIXED. FYI.....A RENTAL CAL IS ABOUT $700 FOR A MONTH! UNACCEPTABLE! AND I OWE TOO MUCH ON IT TO BE WORTH MY WHILE TO TRADE IT IN. FRUSTRATED BEYOND BELIEF!

Jun 11, 2013 - Columbia, MD - Gasoline
DRIVING AT 45 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE VEHICLE CREPT AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER I SHUT VEHICLE OFF WRENCH LIGHT GONE AND VEHICLE WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY CHARGED ME $596 TO REPLACE THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON. HOWEVER SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL SINCE IT IS SO DANGEROUS.

Jun 11, 2013 - Yorktown, VA - Gasoline
ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE CONTROL PANEL. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. THIS HAS RECURRED ~10 TIMES. FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS). TO REPLACE THEY ORDERED A COMPLETE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSY.$185.41 PLUS LABOR. FORD IS UNABLE TO GET THIS REPLACEMENT PART FOR AT LEAST 3 WEEKS SO FAR. .

Jun 11, 2013 - Memphis, TN - Gasoline
THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE FORD FUSION TO STALL EVERY COUPLE BLOCKS. HAD TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED.

Jun 10, 2013 - Herndon, VA - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING ON 35MPH ROADWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. ENGINE APPEARED TO BE "SHAKING". I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. I COASTED TO A SPACE, TURNED OFF CAR. I RESTARTED, IT APPEARED TO BE OK, AND PROCEEDED HOME. ANOTHER 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE AWAY (25 MPH), IT DID THE SAME THING. I RESTARTED, MADE IT HOME IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAD CAR TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP I HAVE USED, AND THEY DIAGNOSED "CHECK ENGINE" AS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY STATED THEY TALKED TO FORD, AND FOUND THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM, SO MUCH THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE PART FOR ANOTHER MONTH.

Jun 08, 2013 - Lonoke, AR - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE CAR LURCHED AND THE GAS PEDAL QUIT RESPONDING. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR - THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, TURN IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND A LARGE TRUCK ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THREE TIMES ON THE WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING AND ONCE WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER FOR ME TO PULL OFF ON. THIS WAS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE IN TO FIX IT, BUT PROBABLY NOT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF JUNE - THIS LEAVES ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THIS MUST BE A BAD PROBLEM WHEN THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR.

Jun 07, 2013 - Baltimore, MD - Gasoline
THE VEHICLE STALLED/LOST POWER, WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 15-20 MPH. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 40 MPH. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHILE WAITING I TRIED TO START IT AFTER 15/20 MINUTES. IT STARTED, BUT WAITED FOR TOW TRUCK SINCE I WAS AFRAID TO GET ON THE ROAD. IT WAS LOOKED AT AGAIN AT THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRSHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULDN'T BE FOUND, BUT THAT PERHAPS THE THROTTLE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AFTER 30,000 MILES. THIS COST AROUND $250. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED A THIRD TIME AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR ON MAY 17, 2013. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START AS IN THE PAST. HAD BOTH ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT. HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS TIME, THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRSHOP, NORRIS FORD TECHS, SAID THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY THE THROTTLE MECHANISM AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THREE DAYS SINCE THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. DESPITE THIS MAJOR REPAIR, IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, JUNE 7, 2013. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55MPH. THE CAR LOST POWER, STARTED SHAKING, AND STALLED. I'VE BEEN LUCKILY SO FAR THAT NOONE HAS HIT ME FROM THE BACK, BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED AND AFRAID THAT I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. THIS FORD FUSION PROBLEM NEEDS TO INVESTIGATED.

Jun 07, 2013 - Buckley, WA - Gasoline
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BEYOND 2 MPH. THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING THE PROPER FLOW OF GASOLINE TO THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER REWIRED THE ENGINE BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Jun 05, 2013 - Sarver, PA - Gasoline
TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY THE CAR HAD NO THROTTLE. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL BUT NO RESPONSE. ENGINE STARTED TO MISS FIRE. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER, SHUT CAR OFF. STARTED UP AND RAN OK . PULLED INTO AN ADVANCE AUTO THEY SCANNED NO CODES. NEXT DAY ON EXPRESSWAY AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TAKING BACK TO DEALER TODAY.

Jun 04, 2013 - Newport, NC - Gasoline
6-1-13,2010 FORD FUSION WITH 4 CYL. APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THEN CUT OUT. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND PULLED OFF. TRIED TO RESTART CAR, RESTARTED ON SECOND TRY. RAN FINE THE 20 MILES BACK HOME. SAME THING OCCURRED ON 6-4-13.

Jun 03, 2013 - Maple Shade, NJ - Gasoline
THE WRENCH ICON LIT ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND HAD TO BE QUICKLY DRIVEN TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FURTHER. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 WEEKS, AND COST 900 DOLLARS. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SINCE VEHICLE WAS JUST BEYOND 60,000 MILE WARRANTY.

May 29, 2013 - Opelika, AL - Gasoline
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY NIECE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SPIT AND SPUTTER, THEN THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH NO HARM OR DAMAGE, WHEN I CHECKED FOR A DTC IT POINTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY, $200 DOLLARS FOR THE PART, FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS FOR ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE.

May 28, 2013 - Baltimore, MD - Gasoline
I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE 2010 FORD FUSION LOST POWER, BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE VEHICLE DIED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. AFTER DOING SOME VERY BASIC RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND IT ISN'T BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD BE, AT LEAST, HELPING CONSUMERS COVER THE COST OF THIS REPLACEMENT.

May 27, 2013 - Tampa, FL - Gasoline
DRIVING AT 70 MPH, LOST POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WRENCH ICON ON DASH ALSO LIT UP. COASTED TO STOP AND IT RAN VERY ROUGH BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. IF YOU TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD RUN FOR A COUPLE OF MILES AND THEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. DIAGNOSTIC CODE 2111 SHOWED MEANING THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. THE FORD DEALER,[XXX] (TAMPA) REPORTED THAT FORD IS HAVING WIDESPREAD THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONS ON THE 2010, 2011 AND 2012 2.5 LITER CARS. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. THEY SAID FORD HAS ORDERED IT'S SUPPLIER TO MAKE AT LEAST 1,000 REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODIES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM APPARENTLY FOR CARS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.. I'M READING THAT THE FORD ESCAPES ARE HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. TOO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Nov 06, 2012 - Sterling Heights, MI - Gasoline2010 FORD FUSION SEL. CUSTOMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CONTINUED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP HARSHLY AND HESITATE ON ACCELERATION. THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE BODY AND SOLENOID BODY WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, ONE OF THE TIRES WAS LEAKING AIR, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRACTION AND BRAKES. THERE WERE NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, THE CD PLAYER DID NOT WORK AT TIMES, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DID NOT STAY IN PLACE, THE GAS OVER FLOW TUBE WAS INOPERATIVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL HARD WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HAD TO BE SLAMMED EXTREMELY HARD, IN ORDER TO CLOSE IT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS BACKWARDS. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER DRAGGED ON THE WINDSHIELD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES SURGE ON ITS OWN. EACH TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER ABOUT CERTAIN PROBLEMS, SHE WAS TOLD NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND.

Jun 28, 2012 - Columbus, GA - Gasoline
I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PUT ON THE GAS THE CAR JUMPED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION BUT STILL HAD POWER. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST STATED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY GOING BAD. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THIS PART GOOD AND THE SENSORS. THE CAR HAS RUN FINE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 06/11/12 THEN IT STARTED AGAIN IT HAS DONE IT FOUR TIMES SINCE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE USED HIGH TEST GAS IN IT.

May 07, 2012 - Columbia, SC - Gasoline
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION. I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARDS AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. 2 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, REQUIRING ME TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD! TODAY IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ONLY GOING 45 MPH AND HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN 10 MILES. WHEN I GOT HOME I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN RESEARCHING OTHER FORD FUSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WE TESTED THE CHIP OF THE CAR AND GOT A CODE OF P2112, INDICATING THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS COMES BEHIND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM REQUIRING A NEW BATTERY AFTER 50,000 MILES, A PLASTIC PIECE BREAKING OFF THE SUNROOF AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, AND THE SUNGLASSES SPRING BREAKING AT 35,000 MILES! THIS IS THE SECOND FORD I HAVE OWNED AND WE WERE THRILLED WITH OUR FORD FIVE HUNDRED, BUT THE FUSION SEEMS TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT HAS GOOD QUALITIES! FORD REALLY NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THEIR THROTTLE PROBLEM BEFORE ONE OF US IS INJURED OR KILLED WHILE WE COAST TO SAFETY ON THE INTERSTATE IN A MALFUNCTIONING CAR!

May 07, 2012 - Atmore, AL - Gasoline
I AM GUESSING AT THE "COMPONENT SELECTION" ABOVE. I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH IN A NEIGHBORHOOD; CAR PITCHED OR LUNGED FORWARD; WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON PANEL; RPM'S DROPPED; CAR SLOWED DOWN AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL DID NO GOOD; CAR WAS STILL RUNNING; CAR COASTED TO A STOP. WAITED FOR HELP TO COME. RESTARTED CAR, IT WENT ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND DID THE SAME THING; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED IT TO ME; WITHIN TEN MINUTES AND 5 MILES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE SAME SEQUENCE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT I WAS GOING 50 MPH ON A BUSY HILLY TWO LANE STATE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY OR THROTTLE RAIL. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ONCE, OR IF, IT IS REPAIRED; STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED CAR BACK AND PARTS ON BACK ORDER! INTERNET SEARCH LEAD ME TO NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES EXACTLY LIKE MINE AND SOME WERE TEMPORARY FIX THAT LED TO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION.

Apr 29, 2012 - Albany , GA - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THEN A SEMI TRUCK BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MY CAR HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. AFTER HAVING MY CAR LOOKED AT IT, IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A BAD THROTTLE BODY. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND ITS A COMMON THONG WITH 2010 FORD FUSIONS, BUT FOR SOME REASON FORD WON'T EITHER FIND A WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY SEEM TO HAVE THROTTLE BODIES THAT ARE MALFUNCTIONING AND PUTTING THEIR DRIVERS LIVES IN DANGER. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS BEFORE IT CAUSES SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW IT COST ABOUT $500 TO GET IT FIXED IF YOUR VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY.

Apr 17, 2012 - Kirkwood, MO - Gasoline
I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION THROUGH RUSH HOUR ACCIDENT TRAFFIC. MY CAR BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH AND LOST POWER WHILE ON A BRIDGE. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I COASTED OFF THE BRIDGE AND TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY. I GOT BACK INTO ACCIDENT TRAFFIC. MY FUSION AGAIN BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH. THE RPM JUMPED, MY CAR JERKED FORWARDED AND LOST POWER AGAIN. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP SINCE IT WAS CLEARLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE BODY SHOP RAN TESTS AND SAID THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE FOR THEM. SINCE PICKING MY CAR UP, IT HAS LOST POWER FOUR TIMES IN TWO DAYS. THREE OF THE TIMES HAPPENED WHILE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE! NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE IS A DISTURBING FEELING. MY CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP SINCE IT IS CLEARLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST ISSUE WITH THE FUSION'S FUEL SYSTEM. THIS WILL BE THE LAST FORD I OWN AND CAN'T WAIT TO TRADE IT IN.

Dec 21, 2011 - Springfield, MO - Gasoline
THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE IT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT SOON AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE FUSION SUDDENLY LOSES POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH, AND THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH. THERE IS NO ACCELERATION POSSIBLE. WE HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RESTART THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO RESET THE PROBLEM AND THINGS GET BACK TO NORMAL. WE'VE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT TWICE NOW. THEY SUSPECT A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND A BIT DANGEROUS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MPH AND IT HAPPENED. I HAD TO COAST TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE MULTIPLE CARS PASSED ME AND SWERVED AROUND ME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED YESTERDAY THREE TIMES IN ONE 30 MINUTE PERIOD. THE DEALER SAID THAT FORD HAS GIVEN THEM NO HELP IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM. WE ALMOST BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY INSTEAD OF THE FUSION. I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT.

Dec 05, 2011 - Jacksonville, FL - Gasoline
THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT, AND IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD BY ITSELF. CREATED A VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE SITUATION FOR MY WIFE. I WENT TO THE GAS STATION WHERE SHE HAD MANAGED TO GET PULLED INTO AND SHUT IT OFF, I LOOKED IT OVER AND RESTARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO HAVE POWER AND THROTTLE RESPONSE, SO I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT ON HOME SINCE IT WAS WITHIN A MILE. IT AGAIN FAILED ON ME WITHIN 100 YARDS BUT I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT ON HOME. THE DEALERSHIP TOWED IT INTO SERVICE AND THEY THOUGHT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD...SO THEY REPLACED IT AND NOW IT IS WORKING. THEY SAID THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THROTTLE BODIES! I AM NOT SURE WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL OR MORE INVESTIGATIONS HAPPENING HERE. THIS WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED FROM A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 11K MILES ON IT.

Oct 25, 2011 - Santa Monica, CA - Gasoline
WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED OUT. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN FRONT OF A TRUCK OR ON THE FREEWAY. VERY SCARY MY CAR ONLY HAS 15391 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR WAS ALSO LEAKING OIL. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T SHOW UP AT FIRST SO THE SERVICE PERSON KEPT THE CAR LONGER AND FINALLY IT DID THE SAME THING AND LOST ALL POWER SO THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED THE THE GASKET THAT WAS LEAKING OIL. ALSO A FEW MONTHS EARLIER ONE OF THE COILS WENT BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Jun 06, 2011 - New Boston, MI - Gasoline
MY 2010 FUSION HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT IS ALWAYS THE SAME PCM CODE OF P0456 WHICH DEALS WITH EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. THE SERVICING DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHERE THE PROBLEM IS NOR HOW TO FIX IT- EVEN AFTER CALLING TECH SUPPORT AND HAVING A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER ASSIGNED. WHILE THE LIGHT IS ON, MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS IS DOWNRIGHT FRIGHTFUL AS THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO. ONE WOULD THINK THAT AFTER FIVE REPAIR ATTEMPTS IN 14 MONTHS THE ISSUE WOULD BE CORRECTED. THIS LAST TIME IT TOOK LESS THAN THREE DAYS AND 122 MILES FOR THE ISSUE TO REAPPEAR. THERE IS A TSB FOR THE ISSUE BUT APPARENTLY THAT DID NOT FIX MY VEHICLE.

Aug 02, 2010 - Redland, CA - Gasoline
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A CAP LESS FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHENEVER DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL CAPACITY, THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND FUEL CONTINUED TO SPILL OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD SIGNIFICANT T CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,600.

Jan 29, 2010 - Cullom, IL - Gasoline, Storage, Tank Assembly
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED GAS POURING OUT OF HER GAS TANK. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE TANK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE CALLED OUT DUE TO THE FUEL LEAKAGE. SHE DID NOT KNOW HOW THE PUNCTURE COULD HAVE HAPPENED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD COMPILE A REPORT BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE AT THE TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 20,000.